ATHENS, June 24 — A 67-year-old German has been found dead on the Greek island of Crete, police said today, the sixth tourist death in June during a period of unusually hot...
A general view of an area damaged by a forest fire on the island of Hydra, Greece June 22, 2024. — Hydra handout via Reuters picATHENS, June 24 — A 67-year-old German has been found dead on the Greek island of Crete, police said today, the sixth tourist death in June during a period of unusually hot weather.
“A search and rescue operation started immediately and a special rescue unit with drones spotted the man’s in Trypiti canyon,” a police official told Reuters.There has been a spate of deaths and disappearances of tourists during an unusual June heatwave across the Mediterranean country, highlighting the dangers of exposure to temperatures touching or exceeding 40 Celsius.
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