EU pledges help as Greece damps down forest fires
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Planes dropped water on  smoldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European  Union promised cash to help the country recover from more than  a week of destructive blazes that killed 63 people.
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Some forest fires still burn in southern Greece but rain from the north is expected to bring some relief.
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Countries that have offered Greece firefighting help:
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Wildfires that killed more than 65 people &#151; and the prospect of painful economic reforms &#151; have dominated Greece's parliamentary election campaign, and the country's two main parties fear voters could abandon them Sunday in protest.
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It will take at least 20 years for Greek forests ravaged by forest fires to recover, the WWF says.
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The European Commission plans to set up an EU force to deal with fires, floods and other emergencies.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after the country's worst forest fires in decades killed at least 47 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
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Record temperatures in Greece spark more than 100 forest fires as a heatwave scorches south-east Europe.
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Promises of aid poured in from around Greece and overseas Friday as firefighters doused most of the huge wildfires that ravaged the Greek countryside for a week, killing 64 people.
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All major blazes in Greece were under control Friday, and firefighters were working to extinguish smaller fires in the southern part of the country.
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Fires raced across dry woodlands in southern Greece yesterday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 27 people, the country's deadliest forest fire toll in decades, authorities said.
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Winds relented throughout fire-ravaged Greece yesterday, enabling thousands of firefighters to tame a wave of fires that killed at least 64 people and obliterated huge tracts of fields and forests over six days.
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The European Commission president visits Greek areas hit by wild fires, promising aid for those affected.
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Blistering heat and hot dry winds have fanned the fires. Forests fires that have ravaged southern Europe during the past month were some of the worst on record, the European Commission has said. via Jackaranda
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villages encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds continued to fan forest fires sweeping through the country, killing 63 people in three days.
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Greece&#39;s Prime Minister has called emergency cabinet meetings to prevent the country from being plunged into debt following the Olympics.
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The United States offered Friday to help with future firefighting efforts in Greece, where 67 people died in wildfires last month.