Wildfires rage in Greece and Turkey
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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.
Parts of Athens have been evacuated after more than 50 wildfires broke out in 24 hours, fuelled by dry conditions, high winds and extreme temperatures.
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Free Malaysia Today on MSNGreece wildfires abating as firefighters contain outbreaksGreece on Sunday was still battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations across the country, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control.
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Belfast Live on MSNGreece wildfires: Tourists and locals flee burning Athens - and islands including CreteOne major blaze tore through a northern suburb of the Greek capital on Saturday, prompting urgent evacuation orders. Meanwhile, several Greek islands were also affected
A wildfire swept through the northern Athens suburb of Kryoneri, prompting evacuations as some homes caught fire.
Greece Sunday was still battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations across the country, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under
Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee.
A wildfire burned through a suburb of Athens today and some residents were ordered to evacuate - photos show houses on fire, damaged buildings and firefighters at the scene