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Thousands of people fled fires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations.
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Wildfires are rampaging through Greek forests for yet another day, threatening homes and triggering more evacuations the day after hundreds of people were plucked off beaches by ferries in a dramatic overnight rescue.
Three large wildfires churned across Greece on Saturday, with one threatening whole towns and cutting Evia, the country's second-largest island, in half. Others engulfed forested mountainsides and skirted ancient sites, leaving a trail of destruction one official called as "a biblical catastrophe."
Homes, farms and businesses destroyed while Turkey also suffers devastating blazes
Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that left one person dead.