Christos Markoyiannakis
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Wildfires rage near Athens for third day
Aug 23, 2009 20:00 EDT
Firefighters on Monday mounted a desperate battle for a third day to save hundreds of homes in greater Athens from a massive wildfire that destroyed over 12,000 hectares of forest and gutted scores of properties over the weekend.
Tens of thousands flee raging wildfires in Greece
Aug 23, 2009 19:44 EDT
Tens of thousands flee wildfires in Greece; locals say firefighters, equipment scarce. A partial drop in gale-force winds early Monday offered hard-pressed Greek firefighters a brief respite after wildfires raged for two days north of Athens, burning houses and swathes of forest while forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
Wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate near Athens
Aug 22, 2009 20:00 EDT
Greek officials evacuated houses, children's hospitals and a retirement home Sunday as firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft battled a raging wildfire threatening Athens' eastern suburbs.
Wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate near Athens
Aug 22, 2009 20:00 EDT
Greek authorities evacuated houses, children's hospitals and a retirement home Sunday as firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft battled a raging wildfire threatening Athens' eastern suburbs.
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