ATHENS: Hundreds of firefighters on Saturday battled for a second day a large wildfire near Athens that left one dead, with strong winds raising fears it could spread.<\/p>\n
A fire department spokesman said over 260 firefighters with nearly 80 fire engines and 12 aircraft were deployed in Keratea, a rural area some 43 kilometers (27 miles) southeast of Athens.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire has weakened but there are still active pockets,\u201d the spokesman told AFP.<\/p>\n
Dozens of people were evacuated late Friday from homes and an elderly care center as the flames neared the nearby coastal resort of Palea Fokea.<\/p>\n
Firefighters later found the remains of an elderly man in a hut near Keratea.<\/p>\n
Gale-force winds on Friday also caused the deaths of two Vietnamese tourists who fell into the sea at Sarakiniko beach on the Cycladic island of Milos.<\/p>\n
The 61-year-old woman and 65-year-old man were on a cruise ship group visiting the lunar-like, volcanic rock beach, the coast guard said.<\/p>\n
A coast guard spokeswoman told AFP the woman had fallen into the water, and the man had tried to help her.<\/p>\n
Greece\u2019s national weather service EMY said winds of up to 74 kilometers (46 miles) an hour were forecast for Saturday.<\/p>\n
The weather on Friday disrupted ferry travel for tens of thousands of summer holidaymakers. A sailing ban on Athens ports was lifted Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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