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France sends firefighters to help Greece battle blaze raging near Athens

France is sending firefighters to help Greece tame a massive wildfire burning through the northern suburbs of Athens. The move comes after Greece asked for help from the European Union.

Radio France Internationale

Satellite images show how quickly Greece’s wildfires are spreading

Firefighters are battling to contain the flames which have been fueled by dry conditions and strong winds

The Independent UK

Greece Battles Major Wildfire Threatening Athens Suburbs

Firefighters in Greece battle wildfires near Athens suburbs with international support. Tragic death reported.

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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

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.

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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.

International Business Times

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

Sordo to make WRC return for Hyundai in Greece

Dani Sordo will contest another World Rally Championship event this year after confirmation Hyundai has selected the veteran to pilot its third entry at next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece.

Motorsport

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

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

Ogier set to tackle WRC Acropolis Rally Greece

Toyota has confirmed that Sebastien Ogier will be part of its World Rally Championship line-up for next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece.

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Major Forest Fire Threatens Athens, Greece

A forest fire near Athens prompts evacuations and emergency response efforts as firefighters battle the blaze amid extreme weather conditions.

The Independent UK

Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate as warning issued to tourists

Flames turned the sky orange around Athens as the sky was engulfed with smoke

The Independent UK

Major wildfire rages out of control on fringes of Greek capital; hundreds of firefighters deployed

Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than two dozen water-dropping planes are battling a major wildfire raging out of control on the northern fringes of the Greek capital

The Independent UK

Greece wildfires force thousands to flee historic site and popular tourist towns

Country battling as many as 40 fires, with seven major blazes stretching resources of fire services

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International Business Times

Residents Flee As Greece Wildfires Rage Despite 'Superhuman' Efforts

Greece ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens Monday as wildfires spread despite "superhuman" efforts to combat the flames, the fire brigade said.

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.

The Independent UK

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

The smell of smoke and soot pervaded has Athens with the sky darkening as a wildfire burned northeast of the Greek capital

LiveScience

'Lord, make them die an awful death': Prisoner's dark pleas found etched into Roman-era prison

An archaeologist has identified the rare remains of a Roman prison in Corinth, Greece.