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Firefighters sort out blazes as wildfires escape in Greece, Turkey and Albania

By Editorial Board Published July 27, 2025 5 Min Read
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Firefighters sort out blazes as wildfires escape in Greece, Turkey and Albania

Firefighters are battling blazes which have damaged out throughout a number of nations in southeast Europe, fuelled by dry situations, excessive winds and excessive temperatures.

A firefighter has died and 1000’s of individuals have been evacuated in a weekend that has seen dozens of fires scorch forests and burn homes to the bottom.

Greater than 50 wildfires have erupted in Greece previously 24 hours, resulting in evacuations in some Athens suburbs and a request to the EU for six firefighting planes.

A politician in Turkey’s fourth-largest metropolis of Bursa described the scene as “an apocalypse” as forests burned and greater than 1,100 firefighters tried to regulate the flames.

Turkey

Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, and on Friday the federal government declared two western provinces, Izmir and Bilecik, catastrophe areas.

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Firefighters battling wildfires in Turkey. Pic: Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Pic: Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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Firefighters battling wildfires in Turkey. Pic: Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Hearth crews confronted 76 separate blazes throughout the nation on Saturday, forestry minister Ibrahim Yamukli stated.

Virtually 1,800 folks had been pressured to flee their properties in villages to the northeast of Bursa, the place a firefighter died from a coronary heart assault whereas on the job, the town’s mayor, Mustafa Bozbey, stated.

Orhan Saribal, an opposition parliamentarian for the province, described the scene as “an apocalypse”.

Turkey recorded its highest ever temperature of fifty.5C (123F) within the southeastern Sirnak province on Friday.

Fourteen folks have died in current weeks, together with 10 rescue volunteers and forestry staff killed on Wednesday in a hearth within the west of the nation.

A wildfire rages across a forested area in northwest Turkey on Wednesday. Pic: IHA/AP

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A wildfire rages throughout a forested space close to Cavuslar village, in Karabuk district, northwest Turkey. Pic: IHA/AP

Greece

Components of Athens have been evacuated after greater than 50 wildfires broke out in 24 hours.

Individuals dwelling within the suburb of Kryoneri, round 12.5 miles (20 km) northeast of the Greek capital, had been informed to maneuver to protected areas on Saturday.

Not less than 5 folks, most of them aged with respiratory issues, have been handled in hospital for burns or smoke inhalation.

Firefighters try to extinguish flames as a wildfire burns on the island of Kythira, Greece, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Stamatina Tamvaki

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Firefighters battling a wildfire on the island of Kythira. Pic: Reuters

The sun sets behind the Acropolis hill as smoke from a nearby wildfire fills the sky during a heatwave in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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The solar units behind the Acropolis hill as smoke from a close-by wildfire fills the sky. Pic: AP

Photographs confirmed homes and tree-covered hills on hearth as temperatures hit 38C (100F), and dry situations and excessive winds fanned the flames.

Hearth service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyannis stated that underneath such situations, wildfires “expand very quickly and become dangerous”, including: “These conditions are expected to prevail over the coming days.”

There have been stories of harm, he stated, and authorities “will take stock when the fires have been put out”.

Not less than 335 firefighters are additionally battling three main fires on Greece’s two largest islands – Crete within the south and Evia north of Athens – and in addition on the island of Kythera, northwest of Crete.

Greece has additionally obtained assist from the Czech Republic, with a hearth service primarily based there saying they despatched a workforce to assist Greek firefighters battling a forest blaze close to the city of Nea Artaki.

Locals try to extinguish flames rising from a burning house, as a wildfire burns in the village of Kryoneri, near Athens, Greece, July 26, 2

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Individuals attempt to extinguish flames rising from a burning home within the village of Kryoneri, Athens. Pic: Reuters

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at house during a wildfire, in the northwestern suburb of Kryoneri, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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Firefighters in Kryoneri, Athens. Pic: AP

A firefighter tries to extinguish the blazes during a wildfire, in the northwestern suburb of Kryoneri, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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A firefighter tries to extinguish blazes within the Athens suburb of Kryoneri. Pic: AP

Albania

In neighbouring Albania, 26 fires broke out all through the nation on Saturday, following a big hearth close to the southern Albanian city of Delvina on Friday, which injured three folks and compelled the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.

A member of emergency services stands next to a wildfire near Bulqiza, Albania, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Emergency crews close to Bulqiza in Albania. Pic: Reuters

Kosovo

In Kosovo, firefighters managed to extinguish 17 blazes fuelled by sturdy winds whereas 12 others remained energetic, officers stated.

Eight cows had been killed within the southern city of Prizren, after a hearth engulfed a farm, native emergency providers stated, whereas 40 sheep died in a hearth within the east of the nation.

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