In pics: Greece battles wildfires for third day, dozens evacuated
More than a dozen villages have been evacuated on the island of Evia near Athens since July 3. Around 85 people were rescued by boat from a beach as the wildfire scorched pine trees and sent clouds of ash and smoke into the air.
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Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires burned for the third day.(AP)
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A helicopter drops water during a wildfire in ancient Olympia, western Greece on August 5. 2021. Fire crews fight elsewhere to keep flames away from the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games as the country sweltered under a record heat wave. (AP)
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A wildfire burns a forest near Kechries village on the island of Evia, about 144 kilometers (90 miles) north of Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Thodoris Nikolaou)
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An aircraft drops water during a wildfire in ancient Olympia, western Greece on August 5. (AP)
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