In pictures: Wildfires devastate Greek region
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Wildfires in Greece's Attica region have killed dozens of people.
Many of the victims were trapped in the village of Mati, 40km (25 miles) north-east of Athens, and died either in their homes or their cars. This village in the Rafina region is popular with tourists.
Smoke rises over a motorway in Neo Voutsa, a suburb of Athens
The sky turned orange as smoke spread over the beach town of Kineta in west Attica
A firefighting helicopter flies over the town of Rafina on Attica's eastern coast, where fires are a recurring problem in the summer
Greece's prime minister has declared a state of emergency in Attica.
The government has asked other EU countries for helicopters and additional firefighters
The fire was particularly deadly in Mati, where 26 bodies were found just 15m (50ft) from the sea
Emergency workers used boats and helicopters to evacuate residents and tourists stranded along the coast
People ran into the water to escape the blaze
With temperatures set to soar again, Greece is in a race against time to get the fires under control
A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross told the Â鶹ԼÅÄ some people had lost everything
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