Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece
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A firefighting helicopter drops water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Charakas, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Lillian Tsertou walks in front of her burned down house in Thymari, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)A Firefighting plane drops water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Palaia Fokaia, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).(AP Photo/Giorgos Delveroudis)Firefighting planes drop water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Palaia Fokaia, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).(AP Photo/Giorgos Delveroudis)Tourists with an umbrella walk in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025 as the summer's first heatwave hits Greece, with temperatures expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius, (104 Farenheit).(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A firefighting helicopter drops water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Charakas, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
