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Hospitals evacuated as wildfires spread near Greek capital

Sky News Monday, 12 August 2024
Hospitals evacuated as wildfires spread near Greek capitalA children's hospital has been evacuated as hundreds of firefighters battle to contain a major wildfire near Athens.
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News video: Greek police evacuate elderly people near Athens amid blazing wildfires

Greek police evacuate elderly people near Athens amid blazing wildfires 00:43

Greek police officers help evacuate elderly people from their homes as wildfires blaze in Varnavas, some 40km north of Athens. Thousands of people living around the Greek capital have fled their homes as a huge wildfire front creeps closer, despite "superhuman" efforts to contain the blaze, officials...

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