Topic - Alexandroupolis

Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupoli, or Alexandrople is a city in Greece and the capital of the Evros regional unit. It is the largest city in Greek Thrace and the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, with a population of 71,601, and is an important port and commercial center for northeastern Greece. - Source: Wikipedia

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Flames burn a forest during wildfires near the village of Sykorrahi, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Greek authorities have further reinforced firefighting forces in the country’s northeast, where a massive blaze in its thirteenth day has flared up once more, triggering authorities to issue alerts to residents in the area to be on standby for possible evacuation. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras, file)

Greece reinforces firefighting forces as a massive wildfire in the northeast burns for a 13th day

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Firefighters try to control a wildfire from houses in Acharnes a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left at least 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press