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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.
One major blaze tore through a northern suburb of the Greek capital on Saturday, prompting urgent evacuation orders. Meanwhile, several Greek islands were also affected
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Al Jazeera on MSNAthens suburb residents told to evacuate as wildfires in Greece spreadGreek official says ‘real difficulties’ ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to persist.
A wildfire swept through the northern Athens suburb of Kryoneri, prompting evacuations as some homes caught fire.
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
Evacuations in Greece after major forest fire breaks out - Fires fanned by gusty winds and stubborn heatwave that has pushed temperatures to around 40C across much of Greece
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AFP on MSNGreek heatwave drags out as temperatures near 46CA week-long heatwave in Greece that began on Monday is now expected to last more than a week, the country's weather service said as temperatures on Friday neared 46C.