‘The flames were chasing us all the way to the water’: Video captures vicious wildfires that have killed dozens on Greece’s coastline and forced tourists to flee from beaches into the sea

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• Wildfires have at least 74 people dead and 100 others injured near Athens, Greece. 
• The flames show no signs of stopping with gale-force winds quickly intensifying the flames and hotter temperatures expected to hit the country.
• Many tourists and residents fled toward the coastline to escape the fires, but flames are moving closer to the sea.

Video footage has captured the horrific wildfires that have left at least 74 people dead around Athens, Greece, and forced families to flee to beaches as flames inch closer to the water.

The fires, which have hit Kineta, Mati, and other regions surrounding Athens, show no signs of stopping, with gale-force winds quickly intensifying the flames and hotter temperatures expected to hit the country. Greece is facing its deadliest fire season in more than 10 years.

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