Greek Firefighters Tackle Athens Flare-Ups as Winds Return
- Huge blaze on outskirts of capital has been partly contained
- First fatality of fire season reported in a suburb of Athens
A firefighter douses foliage with water beside a residential property during a wildfire in Dioni, near Athens, on Aug. 12.
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Greek firefighters are working to bring the remnants of a huge wildfire near Athens under control, after wind speeds picked up again on Tuesday afternoon.
The biggest blaze of the summer started northeast of the capital Sunday, fueled by strong winds, high temperatures and a lengthy drought. Climate change is turbo-charging the threat posed by wildfires, with Greece suffering its worst season in two decades.