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Meet the woman helping animals abandoned in Greece’s wildfire inferno

Artemis Kyriakopoulou is hunting for pets left behind in Greece's wildfire disaster.

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Greeks mourn wildfire victims with candlelight vigil outside parliament

Several hundred Greeks holding candles gathered silently outside parliament on Monday evening (July 30) to remember those who died in deadly wildfires.

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Greek fire victims face new hurdles

As they queue to receive emergency relief funds, many survivors of Greece's deadly fires are struggling to prove that they are entitled to help.

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Government criticised as Greek people mourn

On Monday, a week after the fires broke out, hundreds of people attended a vigil in front of the Greek parliament. The government has announced an action plan, but people are asking how a disaster of this scale was possible and are demanding change.

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Eyewitness videos capture horror of Greek wildfires

The Greek government is facing criticism as the extent of the damage from the worst wildfires in recent memory becomes clear. Our correspondent Bryan Carter reports from Mati, where the land is scorched and many buildings are reduced to ashes.

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Emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken town of Mati

Ghost town: emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken Greek resort of Mati.

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Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town of Mati

Fires began a week ago in the coastal resort and Tsipras has been attacked by opposition parties for the government's handling of the disaster.

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Greece: Search for 25 missing people continues

It's after 59 bodies were found, 28 are still yet to be identified and four people are still in hospital. Firemen and volunteers walk for hours, with the hope of finding traces of human presence after the wildfires devestated parts of Greece

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Greece buries wildfire victims

Greece begins the painful task of burying the victims this weekend of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people

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Greece fire: DNA testing is the only way to identify people

The only way bodies can be identified is through DNA testing and dental records because people are so badly burnt beyond recognition. It's distressing for everyone

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Greeks question capabilities of emergency response amid destructive weather conditions | The Cube

Several days after wildfires killed more than 80 people in Greece, a thunderstorm brings flashflooding to the same region. The Greek population is now asking whether its country's emergency response teams are capable of dealing with such events.

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State of the Union: Deadly wildfires hit Greece and JC goes to DC

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'Serious indications' wildfires were caused by arson in Greece

Some residents had built houses illegally between wooded areas which effectively blocked off escape routes

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Greek fires: Search for missing moves to Athens morgue

Coroner says identification of bodies difficult as most are badly charred

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Frantic search for missing begins after devastating Greek wildfires

The search is on for around 40 people missing in the Greek resort of Mati after Monday's fires which killed more than 80.

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Greece fires took just minutes to reach the sea

Not many people had a chance to escape as the second fire which broke out Monday afternoon destroyed everything in its path within moments

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Greece: Door to door searches for the missing

Rescue teams are combing through the area and the sea, trying to locate anything which could offer clarity on the missing as people come to terms with the blaze that ripped through the coastal town of Mati

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Families launch social media appeals for missing loved ones in Greece

Relatives of missing people launch social media search campaigns as wildfires continue to rage across Greece's Attica region

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Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as it happens this morning.

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Greece wildfires: EU will help for 'as long as it takes'

Planes, firefighters and medics are promised to Athens through EU protection system.