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In Corfu, approximately 2,466 individuals were evacuated overnight, Yannis Artopios, a spokesperson for the fire department said. Videos on social media show flames engulfing Corfu as smoke and ...
Holiday and flights advice as flights to Greece cancelled amid wildfires. Between 7,000 and 10,000 Britons currently on Rhodes, minister says. 09:57, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. Foreign office minister ...
More than 500 fires battled over two weeks in Greece, says minister. 08:30, Tara Cobham. More than 500 fires have ripped through Greece over almost two weeks, a government minister has said.
Corfu (/ k ɔːr ˈ f (j) uː / kor-FEW, - FOO, US also / ˈ k ɔːr f (j) uː / KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced ⓘ) [a] is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, [1] and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the nation's northwestern frontier with Albania. [2]
In July 2023, multiple wildfires started in Greece. They resulted in at least 28 deaths [1] and injured 75 people, with over 80 wildfires being recorded. Seventy-nine people were arrested for arson. [2] High temperatures reached 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), with highs anticipated to reach 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) in Rhodes. [3]
Old Fortress in the 16th century from a print at the British Museum. The protective wall of the marina is visible in front of the castle. The marina is still in use to this day. The Old Fortress of Corfu ( Greek: Παλαιό Φρούριο, Venetian: Fortezza Vecchia) is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the ...
Authorities in Greece have issued fresh evacuation orders for parts of Corfu as wildfires erupted on the island.. Fires in Rhodes have already forced 19,000 people to leave their homes as ...
Soon after, on 8 May 1992, Britain and Albania announced that they had come to an agreement over the Corfu Channel case, jointly announcing that "Both sides expressed their regret at the Corfu Channel Incident of 22 October 1946".