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Smoke rises from charred trees, as a wildfire burns in Menidi, near Athens, Greece, August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Wildfire outside Athens as hundreds of blazes ravage Greece
ATHENS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Greek firefighters backed by aircraft battled a blaze spreading outside Athens for a second day on Wednesday, one of hundreds ravaging a country where wildfires have already killed 20 people this week.
Several hundreds have fled their homes nationwide since fires erupted in northern Greece on Saturday, fanned by heat and high winds in the summer’s second major outbreak.
Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said 355 wildfires had erupted since Friday, including 209 in the last 48 hours. Firefighting teams were making “superhuman efforts” to contain them, he said.
The fire brigade warned that more fires could break out, and spokesman Ioannis Artopios said conditions remained “difficult, and in several cases extreme.”..
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