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Greece battles new fire near Athens driven by winds

ATHENS: A new wildfire broke out in Greece Monday morning southeast of the capital Athens, fanned by strong winds of more than 70 kilometers per hour, firefighters said. At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras, 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Athens, in the Attica region, the fire service announced on X. “Two

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Greece: "The Situation Has Improved Well", a New Fire Finally Circumscribed Near Athens

Firefighters controlled the fire that was declared Monday morning south-east of the Greek capital, stirred by violent winds in an area placed on maximum alert A new forest fire,

2 hours ago·France

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Greece battles new wildfire near Athens driven by strong winds

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

7 hours ago·Paris, France

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A New Massive Fire of Vegetation Broke Out Near the Capital of Greece. Authorities Evacuated a Village-Photo

A new massive forest fire broke out Monday morning in southeastern Athens. The flames are fueled by strong winds, which exceed 70 km/h, announced firefighters, quoted by AFP.

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Greece battles new fire near Athens driven by winds

At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras. Read more at straitstimes.com.

8 hours ago·Singapore, Singapore

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No more active front: Greece contains new wind-driven fire near Athens

2 hours ago·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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New Forest Fire in Greece Stirred by Strong Winds that "Change Direction"

The fire was declared near Kouvaras, south of Athens. - AFP At least 172 firefighters and about 40 vehicles were deployed to fight this fire in Kouvaras, 60 km south-east of Athens, in the Attica region, announced the firefighters on social network X. "Two water bombers and four helicopters" were involved in the operations, they said. According to the public channel ERT News, the planes and helicopters are struggling to fly over the disaster zon…

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