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Greece: Wildfires Kill Dozens Near Athens
At least fifty people die in wildfires in coastal towns and holiday resorts near Athens
At least fifty people have been killed in Greece as wildfires continue to ravage coastal towns and holiday resorts near Athens. Those who died include twenty-six people at a villa at the seaside resort of Mati. More bodies have been found at sea, as people have taken to the water to escape the flames.
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(Photo: Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the town of Rafina, near Athens; Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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