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On the outskirts of the Greek capital of Athens, firefighting helicopters drop water on blazes as they struggle to tame deadly wildfires burning through the country for a sixth day. So far, 20 people have been killed in the blazes. IMAGES
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
Images of wildfires spreading and its aftermath near the Greek city of Alexandroupoli, as the country continues to battle the deadly brazes. The flames killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month. IMAGES
A thermal power plant on the Aegean Sea has been evacuated as a deadly wildfire that has ravaged Turkey for the past week reaches its outer edge. IMAGES
"We're still working with the coroner's office in order to identify who the fatal victims are so that we can notify the family members," Omar Watson, chief of the California Highway Patrol's Border Division, says following a collision between an SUV and a truck in Southern California that officials said killed at least 13 people. SOUNDBITE
Smoke from the Bobcat Fire saturates the skies of Azusa near Los Angeles, as wildfires that have killed 35 people across the West Coast of United States continue to ravage the region and US President Donald Trump visits the state. IMAGES
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