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Dramatic Footage of Greek Fire Caught from a Plane (video)
A passenger on a plane approaching to land at the Athens international airport has shot this dramatic video of the deadly blaze in eastern Attica.
At least 50 died near the seaside resort of Mati.
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Heartbreaking Photos Emerge as Residents Try to Escape Greek Fire
Hundreds of residents of the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens, sought refuge on Monday to nearby beaches to evade the approaching fire that has claimed the lives of at least 50 people.
Heartbreaking photos have emerged of panicked...
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Death Toll after Destructive Blaze in Greece Rises to 50
The total number of dead in the destructive fires in East Attica has risen to 50, as Red Cross rescuers discovered 26 burned bodies on Tuesday morning near the Argyri Akti beach, in Mati.
Local government officials confirmed the Red...
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Dozens of Bodies 'Tightly Huddled' Discovered Near Athens Beach
Greek officials say that at least 26 bodies were discovered on Tuesday near the Kokkino Limanaki beach, in Mati, east of Athens.
The latest report brings the people that have died in huge fires raging out of control outside the...
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At Least Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Greek Fire
At least two people were killed and dozens injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday, Greek authorities said.
President of Greece's Ekav emergency service Giorgos Mathiopoulos told SKAI private television that the the two...
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Greek Ferry Rescues 5 Who Jumped in the Sea to Evade Fire
At least five people were rescued by a ferry as it was approaching the port of Rafina, north-east of Athens.
Speaking to private SKAI TV, the captain of the ferry said that the group of Athenians jumped into the sea...
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Plume of Smoke Disrupts Landings at Athens Airport, Flights Diverted
Greek authorities are diverting some flights due to land at Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos airport to other airports due to the thick plume of smoke that has covered the Greek capital from the two fires in the west and the...
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New Huge Fire Breaks Out East of Athens (video,photos)
As the Greek capital's firefighting force was doing battle with a large wildfire in Kineta, west of Athens, a separate blaze broke out on Mount Penteli in the northeast on Monday afternoon.
The fire is raging out of control in...
Greece
Nightmare of 2007 Deadly Fires Returns to Greece
A series of fires that broke out on Monday in Greece share many features with the massively destructive fires of 2007, said Greece's Civil Protection chief Yiannis Kapakis.
Apart from the fire that is raging out of control near the...
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Houses Burn, Residents Flee Forest Fire West of Athens (videos)
Houses have burned near the resort town of Kineta, about 50 km (30 miles) west of Athens as a huge forest fire is raging out of control on Monday.
Greek media report that the fire, started at a pine forest...