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Monday October 14, 2024

Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece

By AFP
October 01, 2024
A resident reacts as a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, approaches the village of Ano Loutro, some 131 kilometres (81 miles) west of Athens, Greece, in the region of Corinthia . — AFP
A resident reacts as a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, approaches the village of Ano Loutro, some 131 kilometres (81 miles) west of Athens, Greece, in the region of Corinthia . — AFP

ATHENS: A forest fire in central Greece has killed two men who were helping firefighters tackle the blaze, authorities said on Monday. The fire near Corinth, 140-kms west of Athens, has forced several villages to evacuate.

Anastasios Giolis, the deputy governor of Corinth, told public broadcaster ERT that two men were killed fighting the flames, calling it a “tragic accident”. The men´s charred bodies were found near the village of Ellinikon, according to media reports.