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  "id": 18612,
  "title": "Firefighters tackle wildfires in several areas in Greece",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/firefighters-tackle-wildfires-in-several-areas-in-greece",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T11:40:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0801/1586113-wildfires-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Wildfires are raging across multiple regions in Greece, with strong winds exacerbating the situation. Large-scale firefighting efforts and emergency evacuations are underway, particularly near Athens. The crisis comes as conditions worsened in parts of Spain and France, where several villages have been destroyed due to the heatwave and little rainfall. In France, a fire in the mountainous southeastern Var department, which had been under control three days ago, reignited, consuming over 1,000 hectares in just six hours. Nearly 2,500 people were evacuated overnight, and firefighters have since brought in reinforcements as winds are expected to intensify. Spain continues to face several wildfire hotspots, with two days after the government declared the end of a national emergency. In Greece, emergency alerts have been issued for several areas, warning of an extreme wildfire risk in the regions of Attica and Evia. Over 300 firefighters, 92 trucks, heavy machinery, and aircraft are battling a conflagration in the Boeotia region, where more than 200 residents had to be evacuated by sea.",
  "summary": "Wildfires fanned by heavy winds is burning across multiple areas of Greece, including near Athens, with large-scale firefighting operations and emergency evacuations under way.",
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        "outlet": "Yale Environment 360",
        "title": "Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/27/weather-whiplash-helped-fuel-the-wildfires-in-france-and-spain",
        "published": "2026-07-27T12:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Grist",
        "title": "Here’s what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/heres-what-supercharged-the-monster-wildfires-in-spain-and-france",
        "published": "2026-07-31T08:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Greece battles wildfires, including near Athens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/greece-battles-wildfires-including-near-athens",
        "published": "2026-08-01T10:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Wildfires in Europe: blazes continue to spread in France and Greece",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/wildfires-in-europe-blazes-continue-to-spread-in-france-and-greece",
        "published": "2026-08-01T14:18:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/wildfire-danger-in-europe-shifts-to-greece-as-evacuation-orders",
        "published": "2026-08-01T18:58:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Greece battles raging wildfires as flames appear to ease in France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/greece-battles-raging-wildfires-as-flames-appear-to-ease-in-france",
        "published": "2026-08-01T20:24:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}