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'At Least 50' Feared Dead In Greece Wildfires

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07:52 24 Jul 2018


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It's feared at least 50 people have been killed as a result of wildfires in Greece.

According to an official from the Red Cross, 26 more bodies have been discovered at a seaside resort near the capital, Athens.

Earlier, the official death toll was reported by Greek authorities to be at 24.


IMAGE: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP/Press Association Images

More than 100 others have been injured, as flames began tearing through the country overnight, and a state of emergency has been called.

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has returned from a trip abroad.


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