At least 20 people have died and more than 100 are injured after wildfires tore through woodland and villages around Athens, as Greek authorities rushed to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches in coastal areas early Tuesday. The majority of victims were found in their homes or cars in the seaside resort of Mati, 40km northeast of the capital, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said. Eleven people were seriously injured, he added, while 16 of those injured were children....
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