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Greece evacuates historic town of Marathon due to wildfire

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2024-08-11 | 23:24

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Greece evacuates historic town of Marathon due to wildfire

Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of the historic town of Marathon near Athens because a wildfire has been raging since Sunday afternoon, the fire brigade said.

The more than 30,000 inhabitants of the town 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the Greek capital were ordered to evacuate towards the beach town of Nea Makri.

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