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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.

By DEREK GATOPOULOS AND SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC | ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: May 20, 2021 SCHINOS, Greece — Firefighters intensified water drops using planes and helicopters before nightfall Thursday after a wildfire west of Athens forced hundreds to flee their homes and sent a huge cloud of smoke and ash over the capital, obscuring the view of the Acropolis. The fire gutted and damaged dozens of houses as it tore through rugged terrain, burning abour 5,000 acres of forest, authorities said. Smoke from the fire was visible across southern Greece and even on holiday islands in the Aegean Se...

Dozens of Homes Damaged Outside Athens, 250 Firefighters Still Battling Wildfire On 5/20/21 at 2:04 PM EDT Wildfires tore through forests west of Athens, forcing hundreds to flee their homes as the fire caused extensive damage to dozens of houses while more than 250 firefighters battled the blaze. Fire department spokesman Lt. Col. Vassilis Vathrakoyiannis said the firefighters were deployed in an attempt to keep the fire from reaching the town of Megara, which has a population of over 30,000. The wildfire burned homes and more than 2,000 hectares of forest, authorities said. Smoke from the f...

The Greek government is satisfied with how the current loosening of lockdown restrictions are going, and coupled with the high percentages of vaccinations, it has announced plans to accelerate the further loosening of COVID-19 measures within the next few weeks. As the opening of the retail sector and the high schools have not increased the number of COVID-19 cases and more than 4.6 million citizens are scheduled to get vaccinated by July, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, announced the opening of socially distanced beaches and the increase in the number of customers i...

<div class="entry-excerpt-in"> <p>Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, is expected to issue a special report on the next three days and on Clean Monday</p> </div> <div class="entry-content"></div>