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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece’s capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate
A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, prompting evacuations. On Saturday, residents of Kryoneri received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas.
Mass evacuations in Greece as wildfires spread through Athens suburbs and major holiday islands
A significant wildfire has broken out in a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, with residents evacuated and battles against blazes on Crete and other Greek islands
Wildfire burns through suburb of Greece’s capital Athens as residents are told to evacuate
Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometres northeast of Athens, reportedly received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas.
Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens
Residents just 30km away from Athens have fled their home, as Greece's temperatures are forecast to reach 44C on Sunday.
Greece wildfires abating as firefighters contain outbreaks
Greece on Sunday was still battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations across the country, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control.
Greece gets EU help to battle disastrous wildfires
Greece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day on Sunday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later.
Fierce wildfires rage across Greece as evacuations and damage mount
Firefighting planes and helicopters were in continuous operation in Greece, where emergency services continued to battle fierce forest fires across several parts of the country on Sunday.The area north of Athens,
‘We will burn’: Greece battles for control as wildfires rage, with tourist areas hit
Wildfires raged through Greece for a second day yesterday, with several popular tourist islands among the worst-hit areas. Firefighters battled five fires across the islands of Evia, Kythira and Crete,
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