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In pictures: Wildfires devastate Greek region

Wildfires in Greece's Attica region have killed dozens of people.

Many of the victims were trapped in the village of Mati, 40km (25 miles) north-east of Athens, and died either in their homes or their cars. This village in the Rafina region is popular with tourists.

News imageEPA Smoke rises over a motorway in Neo Voutsa, a northeast suburb of AthensEPA
Smoke rises over a motorway in Neo Voutsa, a suburb of Athens
News imageReuters Firefighters are seen amid smoke as a wildfire burns in Kineta, near AthensReuters
The sky turned orange as smoke spread over the beach town of Kineta in west Attica
News imageAFP A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire raging in the town of RafinaAFP
A firefighting helicopter flies over the town of Rafina on Attica's eastern coast, where fires are a recurring problem in the summer
News imageAFP People watch a wildfire in the town of Rafina, near AthensAFP
Greece's prime minister has declared a state of emergency in Attica.
News imageAFP A firefighter reacts as a house burns during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens.AFP
The government has asked other EU countries for helicopters and additional firefighters
News imageAFP A house burns as a wildfire rages at the village of Mati, near Athens.AFP
The fire was particularly deadly in Mati, where 26 bodies were found just 15m (50ft) from the sea
News imageAFP This photo show cars burnt following a wildfire at the village of Mati.AFP
Emergency workers used boats and helicopters to evacuate residents and tourists stranded along the coast
News imageKalogerikos Nikos People on the coast in Greece to escape the fireKalogerikos Nikos
People ran into the water to escape the blaze
News imageKalogerikos Nikos A dog on a rock surrounded by water after escaping wild fires in GreeceKalogerikos Nikos
News imageKalogerikos Nikos People on the coast in Greece to escape the fireKalogerikos Nikos
With temperatures set to soar again, Greece is in a race against time to get the fires under control
News imageKalogerikos Nikos A burnt out building following wildfires in GreeceKalogerikos Nikos
A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross told the BBC some people had lost everything
News imageKalogerikos Nikos A burnt out building following wildfires in GreeceKalogerikos Nikos

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