Fires prompt Greek national alert
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A state of emergency is declared by the Greek prime minister, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.
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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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At least 15 people are feared killed in southern Greece, on the deadliest day of wildfires this year.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires sweeping Greece have killed 44 people in two days and more were feared dead in villages cut off by towering flames on Saturday.
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Fires pushed by gale-force winds tore through more parched forests, swallowed villages, and scorched the edges of Athens yesterday, with ashes raining onto the Acropolis. The death toll rose to at least 49 as the government declared a nationwide state of emergency.
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Firefighters hope to have full control of Greece's worst forest fires in memory within the next four days, the fire brigade said on Saturday.
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Greek police hold 32 arson suspects as they step up inquiries into fires that have killed dozens of people.
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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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ATHENS, Aug. 24 -- Forest fires raced across southern Greece on Friday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 17 people, two of them found locked in an embrace and others outside cars overtaken by the flames.
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Fires burning across southern Greece that razed dozens of villages and killed at least 49 people were stabilized Sunday, but fire officials worried thick smoke and strong winds might hamper emergency workers' efforts.
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters on Wednesday beat back countrywide forest fires that have killed at least 63 people, but said they fear new flare-ups with a heatwave expected this weekend.
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters on Wednesday gained the upper hand over countrywide forest fires that have killed at least 63 people and left the government shaken by accusations of incompetence.
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Hundreds of tourists fled vacation homes and hotels Thursday when a forest fire swept across the island of Skiathos as hot, dry conditions persisted across Greece, authorities said.
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With wildfires raging across the countryside, Greece's government said it has enlisted intelligence and counterterrorism agents to foil what it sees as a deliberate plan by arsonists to destroy Greek forests.
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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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MOUNT PENTELI, Greece - If history is any guide, vast acres blackened in Greece's deadly wildfires will eventually sprout anew - with luxury villas, fancy hotels, and expensive vacation homes.
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KATO SAMIKO, Greece  - 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.