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Southern Europe’s Wildfire Crisis | Leeds News
Southern Europe is reeling from catastrophic wildfires this weekend as Portugal, Greece, and Spain battle blazes that have scorched thousands of acres. Portugal’s massive fire, now in its third day, is being aided by Spanish and Italian firefighting crews and aircraft. In Greece, smoke from fires near Thessaloniki forced residents to shelter indoors, while another blaze west of Athens consumes pine forests with hundreds of firefighters on the ground. A shocking twist: a 76-year-old Greek man was detained for allegedly starting a fire with vehicle sparks — a grim reminder that 85% of Greece’s…
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