Sep 12 European Union to rush more than $2 billion to disaster-hit Greece, using untapped aid funds By Associated Press EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 2.25 billion euros could be made available in the short term, with much of the money coming from unclaimed aid funds. Continue reading
Sep 11 Public health officials in Greece warn against using floodwater, citing contamination risks By Associated Press The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Boston declares heat emergency and opens cooling centers In our news wrap Friday, the summer's latest heat wave spread its sweltering grip across New England where Boston declared a heat emergency and opened cooling centers, floodwaters began receding in parts of central Greece after three days of record… Continue watching
Sep 08 People saved from houses in Greece as river bursts its banks and floodwaters rise By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 people in all three countries since the rains began Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 06 Death toll rises to 12 in severe rainstorms hitting Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria By Associated Press Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of five more people following floods after fierce rainstorms. Continue reading
Sep 04 A massive, weeks-long wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating. But heavy rain now poses a flood risk By Associated Press The blaze has been blamed for the deaths of 20 people, all believed to have been migrants who had recently crossed the border. Continue reading
Aug 28 Greece authorities reinforce firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country’s northeast By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating. Continue reading
Aug 27 More than 600 firefighters with air support struggle to control wildfires in Greece By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Putin says Prigozhin was a talented person who ‘made serious mistakes in life Russian President Putin offered his first public acknowledgment of Yevgeny Prigozhin's presumed death as investigators comb through the wreckage of his jet that crashed outside Moscow, a Russian court ruled American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail until at… Continue watching
Aug 24 Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU’s largest on record By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union. Continue reading