Greece and Turkey wildfires force thousands of tourists and locals to flee as heatwave turns forests into tinderboxes

WILDFIRES spreading rapidly through Greece and Turkey are forcing thousands to flee, as a heatwave transforms forests into tinderboxes. The worst of the blazes, of which 150 have been reported, have sent huge plumes of smoke billowing over the northern outskirts of Greece’s capital, Athens. The fires have claimed two lives. A volunteer firefighter was […]

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