A large wildfire broke out Thursday south of Athens, prompting authorities to send phone alerts urging the evacuation of five communities near the blaze as temperatures approached 40 C (104 F) in Greece’s first heat wave of the summer. (AP video by Lefteris Pitarakis, production/Lefteris Pitarakis and Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Buildings damaged as wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens

A large wildfire broke out Thursday south of Athens, prompting authorities to send phone alerts urging the evacuation of five communities near the blaze as temperatures approached 40 C (104 F) in Greece’s first heat wave of the summer. (AP video by Lefteris Pitarakis, production/Lefteris Pitarakis and Thanassis Stavrakis)
 
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