国际英语新闻:Dozens of wildfires reported in Greece
Fire brigade spokesman Yiannis Kalpakis said that more than 60 fires have broken out across the country in the past 24 hours.
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Locals try to put out a fire in Varnava village, northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009 |
Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis arrived at the fire brigade's operational headquarters early Saturday afternoon to oversee emergency fire-fighting efforts.
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A fire-fighting helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Grammatiko village, about 48km northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009. |
The most serious wildfire was burning in Marathon municipality, northeast of Athens, after erupting the previous evening. Swirling winds of up to 7 on the Beaufort scale on Saturday morning caused the flames to switch direction and head towards a cluster of country residences in the region.
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Locals run to escape a forest fire in Grammatiko village, about 48km northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009. |
Greek government declared a state emergency Saturday for the region of Attica and urged the residents to remain calm and follow the instructions from the fire brigade. Meteorologists warned that continuing winds made it likely more fires would break out over the weekend.
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A fireman gestures as a forest fire burns in Varnava village, northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009. |
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