Thousands flee Greek island fires as northern hemisphere swelters
Pine trees burning in a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes, July 22, 2023. Coastguards lead more than 20 boats in an emergency evacuation to rescue people from the island where fire has been raging out of control for five days. – AFP pic, July 23, 2023.
AROUND 30,000 people were moved to safety on Greece’s Rhodes island where a wildfire burned yesterday, while people in the southern United States struggled under a record-breaking heatwave. Tens of millions of people have been suffering through intense heat this summer and the world looks set for its hottest July on record.
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