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Greek firefighters contain massive wildfires

Source: Sify News

Athens : Greece | 3 months ago

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Thousands of hectares of forest lay scorched, and homes were smoking ruins in the northern outskirts of the Greek capital Tuesday as firefighters contained blazes that had raged out of control for days. The wildfires that started early Saturday swept through homes and destroyed more than 21,000 hectares...

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