Greece faces worst heat wave in over three decades
By DW
04 August 2021 |
8:15 am
As the southern European nation battles hundreds of wildfires, Prime Minister Mitsotakis has warned that the country is facing its worst heat wave for 30 years. Extreme weather in 1987 claimed more than 1,500 lives.
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