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Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements

Firefighters in Greece were battling scattered fires as Tuesday broke, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations and leaving at least one person dead

The Independent UK

Greek minister says wildfires reduced to ‘scattered hotspots’ – as it happened

Vassilis Kikilias praises firefighters’ ‘superhuman’ effort in battling blaze near Athens

The Guardian - UK

Tourists in Athens return to the streets after night of deadly wildfires just miles away

Satellite images show the blaze has affected about 25,000 acres

The Independent UK

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Athens wildfires: Satellite images show scale of devastation from deadly blaze in Greece

‘Exhausted’ firefighters have been working ‘at full tilt for months’, a union says

Evening Standard

EU Firefighters To Join As Greece Battles Blaze

Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital's suburbs.

International Business Times

Foreign help rushed to Greece as wildfire forces thousands to flee Athens suburbs

A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory in what is believed to be the first reported death from a disastrous wildfire that has scorched the city's northeastern suburbs, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparking a Greek government appeal for international help.

France 24

Athens Suburbs Burn As Greece Calls On EU For Help

A massive wildfire in Athens' northeastern suburbs on Monday forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparked a Greek government appeal for international help.

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Greek firefighters battle through the night as flames threaten Athens

Greece has appealed for international help as fires continue to spread and wall of smoke covers Athens

The Independent UK

Greek wildfires spread on edge of Athens as map reveals evacuated areas

June and July of this year were the hottest months ever recorded in Greece

The Independent UK

Athens wildfires: What are your rights if you are there or have a holiday booked?

Ferries are being diverted away from the affected area

The Independent UK

Wildfires trigger evacuations as they threaten Greek capital

People have been told to flee as an inferno threatens towns and hospitals around Athens.

Al Jazeera

Greek officials evacuate residents as wildfire moves ‘like lightning’

More than 670 firefighters working to control blaze that has formed 12-mile front on outskirts of Athens

The Guardian - UK

Greece: Wildfire rages out of control just outside Athens as temperatures in capital near 40C

Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze as flames soared up to 25m in height

Evening Standard

Greece wildfires - latest: One third of forest land in Athens area wiped out as 40C heat sparks flare-up fears

Wildfire that raged through Athens suburbs burned forest land almost twice the size of Manhattan

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Wildfire Threatens Athens As Firefighters Battle Blazes

Devastating wildfires near Athens prompt evacuations as firefighters battle to contain the flames. Urgent warnings issued due to extreme weather conditions.

International Business Times

Greece Wildfires Force Hundreds To Evacuate

Greece on Sunday was battling a spate of wildfires which have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, as experts warn of more extreme weather conditions to come next week.

France 24

A wildfire near Greece's capital darkens the skies over Athens and moves fast

Greece was battling a wildfire northeast of Athens on Sunday, with smoke covering parts of the capital in a haze, amid warnings for extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week.

International Business Times

Greece Battling Wildfires Amid High Winds

Greece was battling several wildfires on Sunday, with smoke covering parts of the capital Athens in a haze, amid warnings for extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week.

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