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

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

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Scores dead in Greece as wildfires engulf Attica region

The popular holiday resort region has become a disaster zone as fast moving fires trapped people in their homes and devoured buildings and cars.

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Greece fires: Twenty-six people found dead hugging each other in a field

They had left their cars in panic and ran towards the sea. But they were trapped over a cliff as the flames reached the coast

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Greek wildfires: Satellite images show extent of the damage

Satellite images show Greece's worst wildfires in a decade from space, as the country battles to control the blazes in which at least 60 people have died.

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Greek residents share stories of narrow escape from deadly wildfire

Greek citizens share dramatic footage showing narrow escape from deadly wildfires

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Greece appeals for help after deadly fires ravage coast

At least 20 people are dead and hundreds of homes destroyed near Athens.

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Greece wildfires: Seven hundred people rescued by boat

Hundreds of people in Greece ran to the sea to save their lives from the wildfires. A Navy Frigate retrieved at least 4 dead people from the sea

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Firefighters near Athens contain raging wildfire

Firefighters today managed to contain a wildfire close to Athens that had been burning out of control for nearly four days.

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Greece asks neighbours for help in tackling wildfires

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The world's deadliest wildfires

The 1949 Landes fire in France burnt for four days, consuming more than 50,000 hectares.