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Monday, August 5, 2013

Forest Fires Hit Fokida Marathona

It’s been a tough summer for forest fires in Greece and another struck the Avra of Marathona, burning pine trees and threatening homes. As a precaution, firefighters evacuated homeowners because of strong winds fanning the blaze which made their work difficult. Some 40 firefighters with 14 fire tracks, two fire-fighting planes and two helicopters took part in trying to extinguish the fire ...

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