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Thousands Forced To Leave Their Homes In Greece After Wildfires Burn Out Of Control

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10:22 7 Aug 2021


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Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in Greece, after strong winds caused wildfires to burn out of control.

A protracted heatwave has turned forests into tinderboxes, with flames threatening populated areas - including the Greek capital, Athens.

Firefighters say they're battling around 50 active fires and one person has died.

Georgia Trismpioti from the Red Cross says many others have been injured:

"The blaze in northwest Athens is completely out of control. Of course, we had a lot of injured people, a lot of firefighters that had to be hospitalised because of burning or because of respiratory problems."

Thousands Forced To Leave Their Homes In Greece After Wildfires Burn Out Of Control

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