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Megafire surges into Athens suburbs, posing major challenge for PM
The megafire that broke out over the weekend north of Athens reached the capital’s suburbs on Monday, piling fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government after they had pledged a more modern and efficient approach to fire prevention and firefighting this summer.
The fire, which started in Varnavas, northeast of Athens spread in all directions, covering a stretch of around 30 km and burning an estimated 10,000 hectares (100 million square metres of land). This is not the largest wildfire Attica has experienced o...
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