Thousands flee 90 wildfires across Greece
Posted: August 24, 2009 at 2:38 a.m.
A partial drop in gale-force winds early today offered hard-pressed Greek firefighters a brief respite after wildfires raged for two days north of Athens, burning houses and parts of forests while forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
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