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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
More than 600 firefighters struggle to control wildfires in Greece
A massive blaze in the country’s northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in the past week in Greece, was burning for a ninth day.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Maui confronts the challenge of finding hundreds of missing people
The number varies widely, with the governor saying more than 1,000 remained unaccounted for, the mayor of Maui claiming 850, and during President Biden's tour on Monday, White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall put it between 500 and 800.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Firefighters in Greece find bodies of 18 people in an area with a major wildfire
Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border from Turkey
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Firefighters report more progress against Canadian wildfires and wait for rain
In all, there are 386 fires burning, and 3,500 people fighting the flames that have chased tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Firefighters curb blazes threatening 2 cities in western Canada but are ‘not out of the woods yet’
For Saturday at least, the weather was milder, providing some help for fire teams battling to contain the flames of Canada's worst fire season on record.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame the blaze that has raged out of control for the past five days.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
More villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day
Local authorities said about half a dozen outlying houses and outbuildings were badly damaged in two of the evacuated villages, as well as a church.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Large wildfire ravages forest in northern Greece as 8 villages are evacuated
There were no immediate reports of injuries to firefighters or residents, but authorities said some houses suffered damages in two of the evacuated villages.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
Officials acknowledge they don't have a firm number on the missing. Many initially listed as unaccounted for have since been located.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
Longer-term aid that could amount to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars will likely come with documentation requirements.
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