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Greece: Wildfires Kill Dozens Near Athens

At least fifty people die in wildfires in coastal towns and holiday resorts near Athens

At least fifty people have been killed in Greece as wildfires continue to ravage coastal towns and holiday resorts near Athens. Those who died include twenty-six people at a villa at the seaside resort of Mati. More bodies have been found at sea, as people have taken to the water to escape the flames.
ALSO: Hundreds are missing after a dam collapses in Laos; Satellite images suggest North Korea has begun dismantling a nuclear weapons site.

(Photo: Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the town of Rafina, near Athens; Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Tue 24 Jul 2018 09:06GMT

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  • Tue 24 Jul 2018 09:06GMT

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