Fires, Fear Grip Greece and Italy as Crews Lose Control of Blaze Near Athens and Southern Europe Reels From Searing Heat 

A state of emergency is declared on the Greek island of Rhodes as a new heat wave approaches.

AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
A damaged house is visible in a burnt forrest at Mandra, west of Athens, July 19, 2023. AP/Thanassis Stavrakis

In an eerie reminder of life in Greece during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the chairs at the sidewalk cafes all over Athens are mostly empty. It is simply too hot to sit outside until after the sun sets. As smoke streams in above the hazy Athenian sky from fires burning out of control nearby, locals are now wondering aloud whether the summer of unprecedented heat will ever end.

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