[greece wildfires beach chairs]Kalogerikos Nikos/Facebook * AT LEAST 74 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS MORE WERE INJURED FROM WILDFIRES NEAR ATHENS, GREECE. * THE SEASIDE TOWN OF MATI WAS HARDEST-HIT, WITH FLAMES REDUCING MUCH OF IT TO ASH. * RESIDENTS FLED TO THE SEA, HOPING THAT THEY WOULD BE SAVED. * KALOGERIKOS NIKOS TOOK PHOTOS OF RESIDENTS STRANDED WITH THEIR BELONGINGS AT A BEACH IN MATI. ------------------------- A series of wildfires in Greece engulfed regions around Athens on Monday, leaving at least 74 people dead and dozens more injured and fleeing their homes. One of the hardest-hit regions was Mati, a seaside village 18 miles east of Athens. A wildfire hit the resort town on Monday afternoon and reduced much of it to ash.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: 5 science facts that 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' totally ignored SEE ALSO: * 'The flames were chasing us all the way to the water': Video captures vicious wildfires that have killed dozens on Greece's coastline and forced tourists to flee from beaches into the sea * Devastating wildfires in Greece kill 74 while dozens stranded on the beach watched their homes burn * A Brazilian plastic surgeon named 'Dr Bumbum' is on the run after a woman died following his butt enlargement injection
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