All news on the topic: Greece wildfires

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Wildfires mapped with exact locations in holiday hotspots Greece and Tenerife
The remains of 18 people - suspected migrants who entered Greece through neighbouring Turkey - were found burned in the area of a major wildfire in Avanta, near the city of Alexandroupolis in Greece
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Man dies after trying to save livestock in Greece wildfires as tourists flee
Climate change has been blamed for the major wildfires continuing to burn in Greece and the Canary Islands today - where hundreds of firefighters have been working to tackle infernos
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'We didn't know Rhodes had been on fire when we got here - everything is normal'
The Mirror's travel reporter Milo Boyd headed over to the popular holiday spot to see that life is getting back to normal and the island is very much open for business as locals bounce back from the devastation
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Rhodes returns to normal after wildfire hell - and Brits are back on the sunbeds
Rhodes is "back to normal", according to locals and Brit tourists, after the Greek island was ravaged by devastating wildfires at the end of July, which saw homes and businesses razed to the ground
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Nearly 1,000 firefighters put on standby in the Algarve as heat hits 40C
Nearly 1,000 firefighters have been drafted in amid fears of further wildfires with a special 'orange warning' in place as temperatures are set to hit 40C over the weekend
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Greek prime minister offers free holidays to Rhodes after wildfires
The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has offered a free week's holiday to the island of Rhodes to those who were affected by the wildfires that swept across it last week
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'We got married in Rhodes during wildfires - and spent the night on a mattress'
Emily and Alan Martin stress the wildfires in Rhodes, Greece, "didn't ruin their big day" - even though they had to sleep on mattresses on the floor of a Greek school
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New travel alerts issued for Brits heading on Spain, Greece and Italy holidays
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Greece, Spain and Italy as wildfires continue to rage in Europe
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Mum of four blasts TUI for eye-watering price of butties for wildfire evacuees
Katherine Brown and her family were forced to abandon their suitcases and flee as wildfires ravaged holiday hotspot Rhodes
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'We escaped wildfires by driving through inferno with three dogs and five cats'
John Howlett, 59, and Karen Charter, 65, were forced to flee for their lives as they crammed their three dogs and five cats into the car and drove through a wall of flames from their home
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Travel insurers issue warnings for Brits booking Rhodes holidays after wildfires
A travel insurance firm has issued a warning about booking holidays to destinations including Corfu, Rhodes, Sicily and parts of Croatia after wildfires broke out there
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TUI looks to restart Rhodes flights and holidays to parts of the Greek island
TUI is set to resume flights and holidays to Rhodes this week after the wildfires no longer appear to be running out of control on the Greek island
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Wildfires set to hit 'unexpected' countries due to climate change, experts warn
The Mirror has spoken to three experts about the link between climate change and the current wildfires in the Mediterranean - and which 'closer to home' places could be at risk in future
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Greek pilots named as more than 40 dead in fires across Europe and North Africa
Commander Christos Moulas, 34, and his co-pilot, 27-year-old Periclis Stefanidis, from the Greek Hellenic Air Force died over Platanistos, near Karystos, on the Greek island of Evia, seconds after the plane had dropped water over a wildfire
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Horrifying Rhodes inferno rescue - 1,000C blaze, 20ft flames and 80C heat
Briton Craig Hope was part of a 20-person team deployed to Greece in August 2021 when 25-mile fires broke out in Peloponnese, 100 miles south-west of Athens
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Major tour operator suspends holidays to Rhodes fire hit resorts
Devastating wildfires have spent days burning across Rhodes, Greece, a popular holiday hotspot, and have sent visitors running into the sea or fleeing across the island for safety
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'My daughter fled for her life in wildfires - Gove's comment is a total insult'
Jean, whose daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren fled the fire-ravaged Greek island on Saturday, said she is "absolutely appalled" by the Housing Secretary's comments
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Mark Selby rescued from Greece fires and sends heartfelt message to locals
Mark Selby was on Rhodes when the wildfires engulfing the Greek island hit, with the World Snooker Championship runner-up rescued by locals before flying home to the UK
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Plane crashes and bursts into flames while fighting wildfires in Greece
It comes as Greece battles a third successive heatwave tearing through its islands, where temperatures have breached the lethal 40C mark for the eighth day
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Horrified boat captain arrives at Rhodes to find thousands of crying tourists
Brave sailors who saved stranded Brits from the recent wildfires have been praised as "true heroes" for showing a “Dunkirk spirit” as approximately 30 boats transported them to safety
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'We thought we would die in Rhodes as people shoved us aside' - recap
Devastating wildfires in Greece have spread to a second island as Corfu is evacuated after the chaos on Rhodes - meanwhile EasyJet is putting on two repatriation flights as Tui cancels all outbound flights
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EasyJet, Ryanair, TUI and Jet2 issue updates for Brits over Rhodes flights
EasyJet, Ryanair, TUI, British Airways and Jet2 have different policies when it comes to cancellations and refunds for holidays to the Greek island of Rhodes, which has been hit by wildfires
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'I'm a maid of honour stuck in Rhodes wildfires - TUI has told us nothing'
Sophie May Edwards, 33, and her 12-year-old daughter Amelie were forced to sleep on the floor of a classroom on Saturday, as hundreds of holidaymakers took shelter while wildfires devastated parts of the Greek island
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Harrowing before and after photos show five-star Rhodes resort destroyed by fire
Video footage shows holidaymakers relaxing by the pool at the luxury Lindos Imperial Resort and Spa in the village of Kiotari before the fires - and then later shows charred sun loungers
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'We fled Rhodes fires - crowds were out of control and we slept on hotel floor'
Adrian Jordan told how he fled a hotel with his wife and daughter after the wildfire on Greece, Rhodes approached the building, leading some to be evacuated from the beach by boat