9 h. ago At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

Wildfires are raging across southern Europe, killing at least three people in Spain, Turkey and Albania

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3 d. ago One person dies in Greece, Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists in Italy and vineyards turn to ash in France as wildfires rage across Europe

At least one person in Greece has died after wildfires consumed nearly 16,000 acres of land amid a surge of fires across Europe. 

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6 d. ago Europe's hellfire: France's killer wildfire the size of PARIS continues to rage after tourists in Spain are evacuated and country reports more than 1,000 have died from the heat 

The rapidly-growing wildfire, currently burning through an area larger than Paris, in southern France that broke out on Tuesday burned through some 16,000 hectares

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7 d. ago Spanish wildfires rage as tourists forced to evacuate holiday hotspot

Homes and tourist facilities were evacuated along a roughly two-mile stretch between La Peña and Casas de Porros

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8 d. ago Canada wildfires: 81 million Americans under air quality alerts as blazes rage

Hundreds of fires across Canada and parts of the US prompt alerts in 14 states from Great Lakes region to the north-eastHundreds of wildfires continued to burn across Canada and parts of the US on Tuesday sending smoke from the blazes across the region and reducing air quality in both countries.US air quality tanked from the Great Lakes region to the north-east, making skies hazy from Minneapolis to New York City and even prompting a ground stop at Boston’s Logan international airport due to “low visibility” on Monday. Detroit, New York City and Chicago continued to record some of the worst air quality in the world on Tuesday, according to IQAir, ranking fourth, 10th and 11th respectively. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Giant cloud of smoke seen over Madrid as wildfires rage in central Spain

The fire broke out in the town of Mentrida in the Castile-La Mancha region, around 30 miles southwest of the capital

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4 w. ago Britain on fire as thousands evacuated while wildfires rage all across UK

An urgent warning has now been issued as the hot and dry weather saw wildfires rage across the United Kingdom over the weekend and into Monday, with evacuations taking place

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