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A wildfire near Thessaloniki killed two people and injured one on Tuesday. France recorded at least 300 excess deaths during May heatwaves, and a storm in Romania killed one person and damaged homes.
The IndependentA wildfire that began in bushland near the village of Liti killed two people and injured a woman on Tuesday afternoon. The fire spread quickly in strong winds and engulfed a house about 25 km from Thessaloniki, the fire brigade said. Responders found one body outside the structure and a second inside while extinguishing the blaze.
Authorities had directed residents to evacuate to a nearby playing field.
France reports excess deaths from early heat The French Health Ministry said the country recorded at least 300 excess deaths during unusually early heatwaves in May. The preliminary estimate, based on unconsolidated mortality data, mostly involved people aged 75 and over.
Meteo-France reported that May 26 was the hottest day in May on record, with a national average temperature of 24.9 degrees Celsius.
Storm strikes Romania after heat wave A powerful storm moved through Bucharest and 20 counties on Wednesday, killing one person, damaging dozens of homes and vehicles, and flooding metro stations. Emergency services received nearly 2,000 calls for help in the capital alone.
Outside Bucharest, the storm affected 60 towns and villages; one fatality occurred when a tree fell on a vehicle. Police and firefighters evacuated flooded homes and cleared debris across several counties. The storm followed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday that increased power demand and raised electricity prices.
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news.sky.comThe 70-meter embroidery will travel from Bayeux, France, for an 18-month display in London. It will be shown in one continuous length inside a glass case. The loan follows a 2025 promise by French President Emmanuel Macron.
winnipegfreepress.comMore than 2,000 protesters marched through Durban on June 30 after weeks of violence that killed at least four people. Tens of thousands of migrants fled homes or were repatriated ahead of the protests.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning on the eighth floor of a 10-storey building in Antwerp's Linkeroever neighborhood. Several people were killed and many injured, with more than 200 residents affected by the blaze.