ATHENS: Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to gain the upper hand against major wildfires burning unchecked for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead.
A dangerous blaze continued to burn on Mount Parnitha near Athens, in the largest forest adjoining the capital, threatening a national park for a second day.Fire department spokesman Yiannis Artopios told state television ERT there was an 'explosion of fire' in a forest ravine early Thursday that renewed the threat to inhabited areas.
AFP PHOTOOfficials have warned that as the area is a popular entry point for smugglers from neighbouring Turkey, more casualties are likely to be found among asylum seekers who could not escape the flames.A third large fire was in Boeotia, north of Athens, where a 1,000-year-old UNESCO-listed Byzantine monastery, Hosios Loukas, narrowly escaped destruction on Wednesday.The hot and dry conditions that increase the fire risk will persist until Friday, according to meteorologists.
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