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Two die in wildfires burning southern Greece
A resident reacts as a wildfire approaches the village of Ano Loutro as fanned by strong winds raged uncontrolled despite the attempts of hundreds of firefighters to stop it, some 81 miles west of Athens, Greece, in the region of Corinthia, September 29,

TWO people have died after a large wildfire tore through forest in Greece, authorities said.

The fire service said about 350 firefighters, assisted by 18 water-dropping aircraft, managed to largely bring the blaze near seaside resort Xylokastro under control today.

Scattered fires burned in the area, in the Peloponnese region, but the initial large front had been put out, officials said.

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