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Greece ‘at war’ with raging wildfires: The latest as tens of thousands evacuate

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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Greece over the past week as uncontrollable wildfires ravage the country. Konstantia Dimoglidou, a spokeswoman for the Greek police, said that 30,000 people had been rescued from areas ravaged by wildfires, describing it as the “biggest fire evacuation ever in Greece.” In the past week, firefighters have been struggling to contain up to 80 wildfires on multiple islands including popular tourist destinations. “We are at war — completely focused on the fires,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a parliament...

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