Greece battles raging wildfires, thousands told to evacuate

  • 3 weeks ago
Greece orders the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens as wildfires spread despite "superhuman" efforts to combat the flames, the fire brigade said.
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00:00The front is very big, you can't handle it, on the back are all the olive trees,
00:28they have burned everything from olive trees,
00:31this year was their year for olive trees,
00:33now we don't know what will happen from now on.
00:35We don't know if it will stop, when will the fire stop.
00:38The front is very big, it is more than 30-40 km long.
00:42From where it started to where it has reached, it is very big, you can't handle anything.
00:58The front is very big, it is more than 30-40 km long.

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