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Town of Rafina after the fire

Town of Rafina after the fire Source: Natalia Saprykina

Three days of national mourning have been declared this week in Greece, where more than 80 people have been killed in wildfires. The fires, which swept through a townes near the capital Athens, have now been contained but the scars they left behind will remain for many years to come. We spoke to resident Natalia Saprykina who had to flee her home at Rafina when the fires approached with incredible speed.


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Three days of national mourning have been declared this week in Greece, where more than 80 people have been killed in wildfires. The fires, which swept through a townes near the capital Athens, have now been contained but the scars they left behind will remain for many years to come. We spoke to resident Natalia Saprykina who had to flee her home at Rafina when the fires approached with incredible speed.


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