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Three firefighters killed as wildfires burn across Greece Three Greek firefighters have died tackling wildfires in Crete and in the Peloponnese. In Crete, gale-force winds whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, and two firefighters died after becoming trapped when the blaze swept through the Rethymno region, in the island's west. Another firefighter died after being found unconscious near the southern Peloponnese port town of Gytheio. Meanwhile, a fourth heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain and France, with firefighters trying to prevent a flare-up from major wildfires that have only just been brought under control.
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This woman returned home for the first time since fire swept through her town of Navas del Rey Authorities have allowed thousands of people to return to their homes after restrictions were lifted in the areas of Toledo, Madrid, Ávila, and Castellón.
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Three firefighters killed as wildfires burn across Greece Three Greek firefighters have died tackling wildfires in Crete and in the Peloponnese. In Crete, gale-force winds whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, and two firefighters died after becoming trapped when the blaze swept through the Rethymno region, in the island's west. Another firefighter died after being found unconscious near the southern Peloponnese port town of Gytheio. Meanwhile, a fourth heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain and France, with firefighters trying to prevent a flare-up from major wildfires that have only just been brought under control.
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