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Greece faces challenges in wildfire control due to strong winds
Evangelos Toarnas, Greece's Minister of Civil Protection, stated that hundreds of firefighters continue their efforts to extinguish wildfires threatening a popular tourist resort and other areas, amid fierce winds that make controlling the fires more difficult. It was reported that more than 400 firefighters are battling the flames in the Porto Gremino area on the Corinthian Gulf, along with about 100 others fighting another fire in the northern Peloponnese peninsula. The wind speed, reaching up to 130 km/h, has hampered the use of aircraft in extinguishing the fires. The flames broke out near the village of Aios Vasileios as residents attempted to avoid the fire and evacuate the area; approximately 300 people have been rescued by sea. Meteorologists indicated that the damage caused by the fires has exceeded 4,000 to 5,000 hectares, destroying many homes, and three firefighters have so far lost their lives.
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