Wildfires grip Southern Europe as heat wave intensifies

Southern Europe continued to battle raging wildfires over the weekend as a blistering heat wave scorched the region, triggering evacuations and emergency responses across multiple countries. In Greece, fires remained active in several regions on Sunday …

Heatwave in Southern Europe continues; firefighters battle blazes

A severe heatwave continues to scorch southern Europe, with firefighters in Greece and Turkey battling forest fires as temperatures hit record highs, the BBC reports. In central Greece, temperatures reached 42.4 degrees Celsius on the 27th of July. …

Wildfires threaten major city in Turkey as much of southern Europe burns

ISTANBUL — Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city Sunday, forcing more than 3,500 people to flee their homes and leaving two people dead. Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes fed by …

Wildfires threaten Turkish city, southern Europe grapples with blazes

Wildfires that have engulfed Türkiye for weeks threatened the country's fourth-largest city overnight, forcing more than 3500 people to flee their homes and leaving two people dead. Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes fed by …

Wildfires threaten Turkish city as southern Europe grapples with blazes

Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes fed by unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds. Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa, in north-west Turkey, spread rapidly, tinting the night sky over the …

Southern Europe burns: 'Apocalyptic' wildfires rage in holiday hotspots with 14 people killed in Turkey, Greece battling ...

'Apocalyptic' wildfires have engulfed Southern Europe with several holiday hotspots threatened by the blazes and residents forced to flee their homes.  Fourteen people have been killed by the wild infernos in Turkey sparked by a record 50C heatwave …

Wildfires threaten Turkey’s fourth-largest city as southern Europe grapples with blazes

Wildfires threaten Turkey's fourth-largest city as southern Europe grapples with blazes

ISTANBUL (AP) — Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead. ISTANBUL (AP) — Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey …

The great eurozone split – and why southern jobs are booming

The eurozone labour market has been incredibly resilient to economic weakness and uncertainty in recent years. The unemployment rate has fallen to new lows, just above 6%. And while things appear to be cooling somewhat when looking at vacancy rates or …

Wildfires burn through the night in Eastern Europe as over 50 blazes in Greece alone sees families evacuated from their ...

Wildfires are burning through the night in Eastern Europe with more than 50 blazes in Greece alone forcing families to be evacuated from their homes. Chaos broke out across the country on Sunday as temperatures soared to 44C which, paired with dry …