{"id":7346,"date":"2018-07-24T10:03:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T10:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/worlds\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region\/07"},"modified":"2018-07-24T10:03:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T10:03:07","slug":"in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/?p=7346","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: wildfires devastate Greek region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b-article-ext\">\n<p><strong>Wildfires in Greece&#8217;s Attica area have killed nearly 50 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of the sufferers have been trapped within the village of Mati, 40km (25 miles) north-east of Athens, and died either of their houses or their vehicles. This village within the Rafina region is well liked by vacationers.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smoke rises over a motorway in Neo Voutsa, a northeast suburb of Athens\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95ac4487.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Symbol copyright EPA Symbol caption Smoke rises over a motorway in Neo Voutsa, a suburb of Athens <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fire fighters are seen amid smoke as a wildfire burns in Kineta, near Athens.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95ae8b49.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Image copyright Reuters Symbol caption The sky became orange as smoke spread over the seaside the city of Kineta in west Attica <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire raging in the town of Rafina.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95b17637.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Image copyright AFP Image caption A firefighting helicopter flies over the town of Rafina on Attica&#8217;s jap coast, where fires are a recurring problem within the summer <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People watch a wildfire in the town of Rafina, near Athens.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95b3578e.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Image copyright AFP Symbol caption Top Minister Tsipras has declared a state of emergency in Attica <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A firefighter reacts as a house burns during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95b53880.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Symbol copyright AFP Image caption the government has requested different ECU international locations for helicopters and additional firefighters <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A house burns as a wildfire rages at the village of Mati, near Athens.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95b74964.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Image copyright AFP Image caption the fire was specifically fatal in Mati, the place 26 bodies were discovered simply 15m (50ft) from the sea <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This photo show cars burnt following a wildfire at the village of Mati.\" src=\"http:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/in-pictures-wildfires-devastate-greek-region-5b56f95b92bc4.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\"\/> Symbol copyright AFP Image caption Emergency workers used boats and helicopters to evacuate residents and tourists stranded along the coast <\/p>\n<p>All pictures matter to copyright.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfires in Greece&#8217;s Attica area have killed nearly 50 people. Most of the sufferers have been trapped within the village of Mati, 40km (25 miles) north-east of Athens, and died either of their houses or their vehicles. This village within the Rafina region is well liked by vacationers. 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