Greece seeks EU support in wildfires battles ...Iraq

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On Saturday, Greece called for urgent European Unionassistance as wildfires ravage multiple regions, with some of the worst blazeserupting just north of the capital, Athens.

According to fire brigade spokesman VasileiosVathrakogiannis, emergency evacuations were carried out in residential areasthreatened by advancing flames, and several homes have been destroyed.

Last month, wildfires on the northern Aegean Island of Chiosburned over 4,700 hectares of land. In early July, a separate blaze on theisland of Crete forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists.

Greece has experienced increasingly intense wildfire seasonsin recent years. According to France 24, 2023 marked the most destructive yearon record, with 20 deaths and nearly 175,000 hectares lost to fire.

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