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24 December 2018
01:03

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by Bolohan Maxim 30.07.2026

Three firefighters have died in Greece while battling wildfires in Crete and the Peloponnese. Two of them died in the Rethymno region, in the west of the island of Crete, and the third near the port city of Gytheio, in the south of the Peloponnese, reports the BBC, quoted by IPN.

In Crete, fires were fueled by strong gusts of wind, leading to the evacuation of several localities, including the village of Krya Vrysi. The most extensive fire front reached approximately 15 kilometers. Outbreaks also erupted on the islands of Paros and Lesbos, as well as in the Trifylia area of mainland Greece. Over 150 firefighters are intervening to limit the fires, but weather conditions complicate operations.

Wildfires are also affecting the southern part of Turkey, in the province of Muğla, where the road between Fethiye and Antalya has been temporarily closed, and a hospital has been preventively evacuated.

In Spain, a fire near Valencia remains uncontrolled, as firefighters strive to prevent the rekindling of other recently contained outbreaks. The situation occurs against the backdrop of the fourth heatwave of the summer, which keeps the risk of vegetation fires high.

At the same time, in France, the fires in Gironde have been extinguished, but 16 departments remain under an orange heatwave alert. Authorities warn that high temperatures could favor the reignition of fires.

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