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Helicopter drops water at a forest fire west of Athens

29 Jun 2007

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A helicopter drops water at a forest fire west of Athens June 29, 2007. Dozens of forest fires, fanned by strong winds in a six-day heatwave, raged across central and southern Greece on Thursday, killing two people and burning scores of homes.
REUTERS/YANNIS BEHRAKIS

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