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Flames rise near houses as a wildfire burns in the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Flames rise near houses as a wildfire burns in the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Pefki, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nikolas Economou
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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A woman walks by the sea as she waits to evacuate, while a wildfire burns near the village of Pefki, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
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A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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Locals are seen on board a ferry at the port of the village of Pefki, as a wildfire burns on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
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A firefighter from Serbia holds a hose as firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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A man uses a tree branch to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Pefki, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nikolas Economou
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Greece battles wildfires for seventh day in 'nightmarish summer'

Greece battles wildfires for seventh day in 'nightmarish summer'

Wildfires have devastated huge swathes of forest and forced thousands to flee from their homes over the past week, as fires burned unabated in many parts of the country for the seventh day.