Firefighters and volunteers across Greece have been battling devastating wildfires for five straight days now, struggling to contain blazes driven by hot, dry conditions and gale-force winds. Reuters reports that a Greek official says that more than 350 wildfires have erupted since Friday, “including 209 in the last 48 hours.” Thousands of residents and tourists are being evacuated by land and by sea, fleeing the fires that have killed at least 20 people so far.
Hundreds of Wildfires Rage Across Greece
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![A Greek flag flies in the wind, mounted to a building's porch, with a roaring wildfire filling most of the background.]()
Read moreA Greek flag flutters in the wind during a wildfire in Chasia, on the outskirts of Athens, Greece, on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreVolunteers rescue sheep from a burning farm in the village of Chasia on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreA wildfire burns, seen behind the Parthenon, in Athens, on August 23, 2023. #
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Read moreA wildfire burns a house in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town in Greece's northeastern Evros region, on August 21, 2023. #
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Read moreA volunteer carries an icon from a burning monastery as a wildfire spreads in Archanes, north of Athens, on August 23, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighting helicopter drops water over a house in Archanes, north of Athens, on August 23, 2023. #
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Read moreHealth teams evacuate citizens from the area after a wildfire broke out in the village of Kirki, Greece, on August 23, 2023. #
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Read moreA warehouse burns in the village of Dikella on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreSmoke fills the sky above the beach in the village of Dikella on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreA man evacuates horses during a wildfire in Chasia on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreFirefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Makri on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreA satellite image shows an overview of wildfires in Alexandroupolis, Greece, on August 21, 2023. #
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Read morePeople rescue a dog from a wildfire in Hasia on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreA wildfire burns through brush and trees near the village of Prodromos on August 21, 2023. #
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Read moreA helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Avantas village on August 21, 2023. #
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Read moreAn olive tree burns in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece, on August 22, 2023. #
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Read moreA view of a burned forest, seen in the village of Avantas, on August 22, 2023 #
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Read moreA view of a destroyed campsite in the village of Saranti following a wildfire on August 22, 2023 #
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Read moreVolunteers spray water on a burning house in Menidi, near Athens, on August 23, 2023. #
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Read moreWater is sprayed on burning ground cover near Prodromos, in Viotia, Greece, on August 21, 2023. #
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