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Fires Rage On Across Greece on Saturday, Residents Told to Evacuate
Fires in multiple parts of Attica and the rest of Greece are causing significant damage as firefighters try to put them out on Saturday.
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Greek Island of Evia Battles Wildfires for a Third Day
Enforced firefighting teams worked through the night on Wednesday to put out rekindled fire pockets and to restrict a larger one in a deep ravine in central Evia, relentlessly fighting a blaze that broke out in dense pine forest...
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Firefighters Battle Huge Fire on Greece's Evia for Second Day
Hundreds of firefighters assisted by firefighting aircraft and water dropping helicopters continued their battle on Wednesday against the huge fire in central Evia that has been raging on the island since Tuesday.
''We will remain in our positions until the...
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Greek Wildfire Rages Out of Control; Villages on Evia Evacuated (video)
Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation of three villages in central Evia for precautionary reasons due to the wildfire that is raging on the island, which has burned forestland since early Tuesday.
The orders for the evacuation of the villages of...
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Smoke From Εvia Wildfires Blankets Athens
Greek authorities on Tuesday warned Athens citizens, especially the elderly and infirm, to protect themselves from the smoke caused by wildfires raging on Evia Island. The thick, gray pall of smoke is now blanketing the entire region of Attica.
The...