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Authorities have issued evacuation orders for several seaside communities near Athens after wildfires broke out near the Greek capital during a heatwave.
One blaze raged on Monday in Kouvaras, about 50km (30 miles) southeast of Athens, and was threatening other settlements, the civil protection service said.
Several houses were damaged by the fire, a Greek fire service official said. Local media also showed footage of charred vehicles and thick white smoke billowing from burning vegetation.
Hundreds of people have fled their homes.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports.
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One blaze raged on Monday in Kouvaras, about 50km (30 miles) southeast of Athens, and was threatening other settlements, the civil protection service said.
Several houses were damaged by the fire, a Greek fire service official said. Local media also showed footage of charred vehicles and thick white smoke billowing from burning vegetation.
Hundreds of people have fled their homes.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports.
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