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Reporter with The Associated Press

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A Resident passes next to a damaged Greek Orthodox chapel after a strong earthquake in Arcalochori village on the southern island of Crete, Greece, on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Harry Nikos

Strong earthquake in Crete kills one and injures nine

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island of Crete on Monday, September 27, 2021, killing one person and injuring several others, while damaging homes and churches and causing rock slides near the country's fourth-largest city.

Firefighters operate during a wildfire in Siderina village about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Athens, Greece, on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Thanassis Stavrakis

Fires still raging northwest of Athens

Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping flames were battling a large forest fire burning for the second day on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, that has led to the evacuation of a care home and several villages northwest of Athens.

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A Greek Orthodox chapel is seen at a burnt forest after a wildfire in Pefki village on Evia island, about 189 kilometers (118 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Petros Karadjias

Greek PM calls this summers wildfires a major ecological catastrophe

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, August 12, 2021, that the devastating wildfires that burned across the country for more than a week were the greatest ecological catastrophe Greece had seen in decades.

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A local resident helps firefighters from Serbia to extinguish a wildfire at Kamaria village on Evia island, about 189 kilometers (114 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Petros Karadjias

Northern most part of Greek island of Evia destroyed by massive fire

A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece’s second largest island continued to devour forests on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, its thick smoke hanging in the streets of a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters battled to save what they could.

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People and pets gather on the beach during a wildfire at Pefki village on Evia island, about 189 kilometers (118 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Petros Karadjias

A week in and Greece is still battling massive fire

Firefighters and residents battled a massive forest fire on Greece’s second largest island for a seventh day on Monday, August 8, 2021, fighting to save what they can from flames that have decimated vast tracts of pristine forest, destroyed homes and businesses and sent thousands fleeing.

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An helicopter drops water over a fire in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Thanassis Stavrakis

Fire forces evacuations of thousands in Greece and Turkey, some by sea

Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, August 6, 2021, as a protracted heat wave turned forests into tinderboxes and flames threatened populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites.

Geese walk at a burned house after a wildfire in Varibobi area, northern Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Thanassis Stavrakis

Thousands flee homes near Athens as fire rages

Firefighters in Greece raced on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, to fully contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens that destroyed or seriously damaged dozens of homes overnight, forced thousands to flee, and threatened a former royal palace, as high temperatures fueled wildfires across the country.

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