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Sailing coaches help rescue more than 130 people stranded by Greece wildfires

Sailors take part in the ILCA 4 world youth championships in Greece, with wildfire smoke in the distance.
The ILCA 4 world youth championships in Greece were paused last week because of wildfires and extreme heat. Photograph: Nikos Zagas/@zagasphotography/ILCA

Sailing coaches at the world youth championships in Volos, Greece have been lauded for helping to rescue more than 130 people from wildfires in the region.

The coaches helped to evacuate residents stranded on a beach after fires blocked exits from the area to the mainland. Using motorised support boats, they also helped to rescue local wildlife, according to a statement from World Sailing on Monday.

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