Deadly Wildfire Of Greece Engulfs Scores Of Houses, Several Countries Send Aid

A total 104 square kilometres (40 square miles) of land was burned northeast of Greece's Athens this week during a deadly wildfire that gutted scores of homes and prompted multiple countries to send assistance. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service announced the damage estimate Wednesday, a day after the wildfire was contained in a massive effort that ended on the outskirts of the capital.

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Greece Wildfire Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris

Vapor rises as a firefighter sprays water near burned vehicles inside a damaged business in Penteli, a suburb of Athens following a deadly wildfire near the Greek capital.

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A charred vehicle and homes lie in ruins after a wildfire swept through the suburb of Nea Penteli in Athens.

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Burned vehicles are parked inside a damaged business in Penteli, a suburb of Athens following a deadly wildfire near the Greek capital.

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A damaged house is seen in Penteli, a suburb of Athens following a deadly wildfire near the Greek capital.

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A religous sculpture stands at a burned workshop, in Chalandri, a suburb of Athens following a deadly wildfire near the Greek capital.

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A burned roadside shrine stands in Nea Penteli suburb of Athens following a major wildfire that has burned into the northern suburbs of the Greek capital.

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A view of a burned warehouse in Nea Penteli suburb of Athens following a major wildfire that has burned into the northern suburbs of the Greek capital.

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A burned book and debris inside a damaged factory covers the ground in Chalandri suburb of Athens following a major wildfire that has burned into the northern suburbs of the Greek capital.

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