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Two Tourists Die, Fires Erupt in Greece Amid Gale-Force Winds
MILOS, GREECE, AUG 8 – Gale-force winds reaching 88 km/h disrupted ferry travel and contributed to the deaths of two Vietnamese tourists who fell into the sea near Sarakiniko beach, officials said.
- Amid gale-force winds, two Vietnamese tourists drowned off Sarakiniko beach on Milos, Greece, on Friday, coastguard reports.
- The Civil protection ministry warned wind gusts could reach 88 kilometers an hour, especially in the southern Aegean and Sea of Crete.
- The woman fell into the water and the man tried to save her, and both were found unconscious and taken to a local health centre.
- Gale-Force winds forced several planned ferries to be cancelled or postponed, disrupting travel from Piraeus and other Athens ports to the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands.
- Forecasters expect winds to ease overnight, but the Athens National Observatory warned of a 'very high potential for wind-driven forest fires.
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Three people, including two Vietnamese tourists, died this Friday in Greece due to the strong winds that fuel the forest fires and caused the interruption of maritime connections with the islands in the middle of the holiday season. "A man and a woman were found unconscious at sea" near Sarakiniko beach in Milos, island of the Cyclades, and "were transferred to the local health center", she told AFP a Greek port police officer. "They were Vietna…
As if the dry vegetation was not bad enough, strong to stormy winds prevail, which incite the fire. The fire brigade has trouble keeping the situation under control.
Two tourists died on Friday on Milos Island.
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republicain-lorrain.frThere are fires caused by 88 km/h gusts, mostly in the Aegean Sea, and temperatures that have reached 35°C in some areas.
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