Greece Evacuations

• Greece wildfire forces more to flee popular island resort Rhodes

  A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations after 19,000 left over the weekend.

  World

  Jul 24, 2023
  
• Arson suspected as cause of wildfire that killed at least 82 in Greece: officials

  Frantic relatives headed to the Athens morgue Thursday to seek the fate of loved ones still missing after Greece's deadliest forest fire in decades, a blaze that Greek authorities said they increasingly suspect resulted from arson.

  Jul 26, 2018
  
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• Greece wildfires: Frantic relatives search for loved ones in Athens’ morgue

  Those arriving at the morgue were being informed of the necessary steps to match the missing and the dead, including providing DNA samples and dental records.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2018
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• IN PHOTOS: Horrifying images capture deadly Greece wildfires

  Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared three days of mourning over the “unspeakable tragedy.”

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2018
• Greece wildfires: Hugging bodies found near beach as death toll climbs to 74

  Many tourists and residents fled toward the coastline to escape the ferocious flames and choking smoke.

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2018