Greece: Hundreds of families left homeless as devastating wildfires continue to rage
Greece Wildfire: Many firefighters battled fires that burned a record amount of forests in Greece. Hundreds of families were left homeless.
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Greece Wildfire: Many firefighters battled fires that burned a record amount of forests in Greece. Hundreds of families were left homeless.
Greece continued to battle major wildfires on Saturday, with the flames coming dangerously close to the capital, Athens, and cutting the country’s second-largest island, Evia, in half, leaving the sea as the only escape route.
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While progress was made in batting blazes near Athens, the island of Evia is still in the grips of uncontrolled fires.