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Greek Firefighters Battle To Contain Forest Blaze For Second Day By John HADOULIS 05/21/21 AT 5:39 AM Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought for a second day on Friday to bring a large forest blaze under control, with better weather conditions providing hope the flames could be subdued. Nearly 300 firefighters battled throughout the night to keep the fire contained on the Geraneia mountain range, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) from Athens. Several Greek villages have been evacuated as firefighters battle the country's first major blaze of the year on a mountain range overlooking the Gulf ...

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Greek Firefighters 'Cautiously Optimistic' Of Subduing Forest Fire By John HADOULIS 05/21/21 AT 8:30 AM Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought for a second day on Friday to bring a large forest blaze under control, with better weather conditions lifting hope the flames could be subdued. Nearly 300 firefighters battled throughout the night to keep the fire contained on the Geraneia mountain range, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) from Athens. Several Greek villages have been evacuated as firefighters battle the country's first major blaze of the year on a mountain range overlooking the Gulf ...

The smoke covers the city of Athens from a wildfire near the village of Schinos, near Corinth, Greece, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo by: AP/Michael Varaklas ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters were battling a major forest fire in the Corinth region west of Athens for a second day Friday, with more settlements evacuated overnight. Civil Protection head Nikos Hardalias said Friday that more than 4,000 hectares (nearly 9,900 acres) of mostly forest in mountainous terrain had been burned. Dozens of houses were also destroyed, mostly holiday homes or small dwellings outside of villages. Th...

Wildfire Rages Outside of Athens, Greece (PHOTOS) The Weather Channel 10 hrs ago weather.com meteorologist A wildfire is has destroyed dozens of homes near Greece's coastal village of Schinos, in the Corinth region, about 48 miles west of Athens. Evacuation orders were issued for several areas near the fire, deputy minister of civil protection and crisis management Nikos Hardalias said. Authorities issued evacuations for 18 settlements, many of which are areas with many vacation homes, WFMZ reported. A convent and two Orthodox Christian monasteries were also evacuated. Accor...