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One dead as large wildfire rages out of control near Athens
A man has died as a major wildfire rages out of control south-east of Athens, fuelled by strong winds, the local fire service said on Friday. Fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis confirmed that an elderly man was found dead in his remote home.
Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe
Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and factories and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists.
Seven areas across Greece were evacuated as the country battled one of the worst days for wildfires this summer.
A fast-moving wildfire on Friday forced a series of evacuations southeast of the capital Athens.The blaze approached ...
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Greeks count cost of wildfire 'tragedy' near Athens
In the municipality of Palaia Fokaia, an hour's drive south of Athens, a typical bucolic Greek landscape of olive groves and ...
Hundred of firefighters worked to control a deadly wildfire near Athen for a second day on Saturday, August 9.More than 260 ...
Greece and other Mediterranean countries are in an area dubbed "a wildfire hot spot" by scientists, with blazes common during ...
Water-dropping planes and helicopters buzzed over the center of Athens on Monday as they headed to a wildfire that broke out near a university campus near the centre of the city.
A wildfire swept through the northern Athens suburb of Kryoneri, prompting evacuations as some homes caught fire.
ATHENS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - At least one person died and homes and farmlands were destroyed as wildfires stoked by gale-force ...
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