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Greece battling wildfires amid high winds

12 August 2024
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2024-08-12 10:22

Greece battles several wildfires, with smoke covering parts of the capital Athens in a haze, amid warnings for extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week. The country's minister for civil protection had warned a day earlier that half the country was under a high-risk warning for fires due to high temperatures, wind gusts and drought conditions.

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