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Residents near Athens discover ruins left by blaze
5 years agoThis photograph taken on August 4, 2021 shows burned cars and buildings in Tatoi-Acharnes, north of Athens, as fires broke out at the foot of Mount Parnes, 30 kilometres north of Athens. - Greek firefighters said in a statement that they hope to bring a forest fire blazing near Athens under control "in the coming hours". More than 500 firefighters, a dozen water-bombing planes and five helicopters have been battling the blazes outside the capital since August 3 afternoon. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP)
"Last night was hell": Standing in front of his burnt warehouse, in the midst of charred pine trees, Christos Sfetsas deplores the "enormous damage" in his village on the outskirts of Athens....