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At least one person has died and thousands have been evacuated from towns and suberbs just outside the Greek capital

France is sending firefighters to help Greece tame a massive wildfire burning through the northern suburbs of Athens. The move comes after Greece asked for help from the European Union.

Firefighters are battling to contain the flames which have been fueled by dry conditions and strong winds

Firefighters in Greece battle wildfires near Athens suburbs with international support. Tragic death reported.

Firefighters in Greece were battling scattered fires as Tuesday broke, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations and leaving at least one person dead

‘Exhausted’ firefighters have been working ‘at full tilt for months’, a union says

Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital's suburbs.

A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory in what is believed to be the first reported death from a disastrous wildfire that has scorched the city's northeastern suburbs, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparking a Greek government appeal for international help.

A massive wildfire in Athens' northeastern suburbs on Monday forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparked a Greek government appeal for international help.

Greece has appealed for international help as fires continue to spread and wall of smoke covers Athens

June and July of this year were the hottest months ever recorded in Greece