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Parts of Athens evacuated after more than 50 wildfires in 24 hours

Sky News Sunday, 27 July 2025 ()
Parts of Athens evacuated after more than 50 wildfires in 24 hoursParts of Athens have been evacuated after more than 50 wildfires broke out in 24 hours, fuelled by dry conditions, high winds and extreme temperatures.
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Overnight firefighting efforts contain fires in Greece Wildfires that ignited on Wednesday near Asprochori in Oropos, close to Athens, and on the island of Thassos are now largely under control, authorities said. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/10/overnight-firefighting-efforts-contain-fires-in-greece Let the pictures do the talking: subscribe to No Comment No Comment is brought to you by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

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