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Greece

Afghan migrants demonstrate against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

'Don't leave Afghan people alone,' refugee in Greece pleads

Greece, and Lesbos in particular, has been at the frontline of migrant arrivals to the European Union for years. Authorities, who fear the arrival of a new wave of migrants with the victory of the...

Burnt hillsides are seen following a wildfire near the village of Pefki on the island of Evia, Greece, August 12, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Wildfires burn outside Athens, villages evacuated

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the village of Avgaria, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

Greek PM defends government as anger mounts over handling of fires

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British-flagged vessel sinks in Greece, rescue for 17 passengers underway

Burnt trees are seen following a wildfire in Zekri, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 11, 2021. Photo :Reuters

At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires, Greece and Italy burn

A firefighter from Slovakia tries to extinguish a fire in Avgaria village on Evia island, about 184 kilometers (115 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece's second largest island continued to devour forests Tuesday, its thick smoke hanging in the streets of a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters battled to save what they could. Photo :UNB/AP

'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Greek villagers try to save homes as fire crews brace for winds whipping flames

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo : Reuters

PM apologises as Greece counts costs of wildfire catastrophe

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Greece starts to count cost after a week of devastating fires

A man is silhouetted as he watches a wildfire burning in the village of Lasdikas near ancient Olympia, Greece, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires

A man is silhouetted as he watches a wildfire burning in the village of Lasdikas near ancient Olympia, Greece, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

Hundreds of families homeless as Greek fires rage, Turkey saved by the rain

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in 'nightmarish summer'

A man is silhouetted as he watches a wildfire burning in the village of Lasdikas near ancient Olympia, Greece, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

Hundreds evacuated by sea from island as Greek wildfires rage