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Bushfires in Greece: One more difficult night

A local man shouts to firefighters as they battle flames during a wildfire at the village of Istiaia in the island of Evia, Greece.

A local man shouts to firefighters as they battle flames during a wildfire at the village of Istiaia in the island of Evia, Greece. Source: EPA/KOSTAS TSIRONIS - ANA-MPA

More than 500 fires have been burning across Greece, forcing the evacuation of dozens of villages and thousands of people and there has been growing public anger at delays and breakdowns in the government's response.


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By Panos Apostolou

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