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25th July 2018
07:44am BST

Ten tourists drowned when a boat that was attempting to to rescue them capsized from the gale-driven forest fires.
Greek officials have asked for US drones "to observe and detect any suspicious activity" as it emerged that 15 fires had started at the same time in three different areas near Athens.
The theory is that these fires may have actually been started by criminals intending to ransack homes once they were abandoned by fleeing residents.
Driven by winds of up to 65mph 40C temperatures, the worst Greek forest fires in ten years have been described as a "national tragedy" and a 'biblical disaster with human losses'.
The youngest victim was a six-month-old baby who died of smoke inhalation.
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