Firefighters gain upper hand over Greek fires
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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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MAKISTOS, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
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Some 37 bodies are discovered as emergency services battle raging forest fires in southern Greece.
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The Greek government, heading for elections next month, is facing a crisis over its handling of deadly forest fires.
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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.
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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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Greece's PM implies arson is to blame as fires that have killed about 50 people bear down on more villages.
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ATHENS, Greece  - Forest fires that have ravaged Greece for more than 10 days have largely come under control after killing 64 people and leaving thousands homeless, the fire brigade said on Monday.
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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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While firefighters have gained the upper hand in some areas, details of the latest reports from fire officials show that the trouble is far from over.
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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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Forest fires whipped by gale-force winds killed at least 12 people on Friday in the mountains of southern Greece, including six people trapped in their cars.
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
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Forest fires sweeping Greece  have killed 41 people in two days and more are feared dead with  some villages still trapped by flames on Saturday in what the  government has called a national tragedy.
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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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Countries that have offered Greece firefighting help:
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ATHENS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Greece is set to pay an enormous cost after a week  of unstoppable inferno, with fires still burning out of control.