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Firefighting airplane empties water on a forest fire raging out of control near the village of Karytena

01 Sep 2007

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A firefighting airplane empties water on a forest fire raging out of control near the village of Karytena in southwestern Greece September 1, 2007. Strong winds reinvigorated fires that have cut a trail of destruction across Greece over the past eight days, killing 63 people, and authorities said they would burn for at least four more days.
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