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Athens prepares for potential wildfires amid France blaze
Greece is currently on maximum alert due to ongoing wildfires that have broken out in several regions, with civil protection authorities announcing the highest level of warning in the greater Athens area. The situation was critical about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital, where flames were advancing along a front several kilometers wide, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people by boats. In France, a fire repeatedly broke out in the Var department between Marseille and Nice, resulting in the evacuation of approximately 2,500 people amidst intensive efforts to control the fires caused by rising temperatures and dry vegetation—phenomena scientists attribute to climate change, which is increasing the intensity and frequency of such events. Turkey is also facing massive wildfires, as firefighting efforts across Europe continue to contain the wave of fires worsened by the impacts of climate change.
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