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Greek Wildfires, Hungarian Nuclear Plant Shut Amid Drought
A big fire in Greece burned more than 100 homes near Athens and forced people to leave the island of Kefalonia.
About 500 firefighters from Greece, France, and Romania worked to stop the blaze.
In Hungary, the Danube River was very low because of a heatwave, so the only nuclear power plant had to shut down for the first time in 40 years.
The drought and heat made many places in Europe very dry and dangerous.
People are worried about the water and the risk of more fires.
Greek wildfire destroyed over 100 homes northwest of Athens and forced evacuations on Kefalonia.
Nearly 500 firefighters, plus support from France and Romania, fought the blaze.
The fire reached a military firing range, activating unexploded ordnance.
Hungary shut its only nuclear power plant because Danube water levels fell to record lows.
The drought and heatwave are affecting water levels and shipping across Europe.
- Who
- Greek firefighters, residents, Hungarian authorities
- What
- Wildfires in Greece and shutdown of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant
- Where
- Greece (northwest of Athens, Kefalonia) and Hungary
- When
- Sunday
- Why
- Drought, heatwave, and low Danube water levels
Key facts
- Event
- Greek wildfire and Hungarian nuclear plant shutdown
- Date
- Sunday (article date)
- Locations
- Greece, Hungary
- Homes destroyed
- over 100
- Firefighters deployed
- nearly 500
- Nuclear plant status
- first shutdown in over four decades
Quotes
Tasos Tzempelikos
Greek resident and volunteer firefighter
“"The fire has been burning since last night, it is certain that they cannot have forces everywhere. We as residents are doing everything we can,"”
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