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Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye

People try to extinguish a wildfire at the village of Agia Fotini near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people has been extinguished, officials say.

Some 230 firefighters and six helicopters worked at the scene near the resort town of Ierapetra, where residents had to leave their homes and visitors their accommodation on Wednesday evening.

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