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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters

Greece’s deadly wildfires – then and now

The Parthenon temple in Athens
  • Smoke over the Parthenon temple in Athens from a wildfire that killed 102 people in 2018, and the same view of the temple a year later

A house in Neos Voutzas,
  • A house burns following a wildfire at Neos Voutzas, near Athens, and the house rebuilt a year later

A slope in Neos Voutzas, near Athens
  • An electricity pole standing among burnt trees and newly grown bushes a year later on the same slope in Neos Voutzas, near Athens

A damaged house
  • A damaged house in the village of Mati, near Athens

A field where 26 bodies were found
  • A field where 26 bodies were found in the village of Mati, near Athens, and the same location a year later

A seaside cafe in Mati
  • The burnt tables and chairs of a seaside cafe in Mati, and the same cafe in 2019

A stretch of coastline near Mati
  • A stretch of coastline near Mati

A burnt slope near the village of Mati
  • A burnt slope following the wildfire near the village of Mati, near Athens, and the same stretch of coast a year later

A house in Mati
  • A house in Mati that was burned in 2018, and the same building a year later

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