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Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers were battling a large forest fire on Tuesday on Euboea, the second largest Greek island, with the blaze nearly impossible to contain due to strong winds. The fire has spread rapidly in impassable terrain, said a fire brigade spokesman. Several villages and towns in the affected region in the southern part of the island were evacuated as a precautionary measure. More than 200 firefighters and hundreds of volunteers were fighting the flames, the authorities said. In addition to seven firefighting aircraft and four firefighting helicopters, the coastguard w…

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