Greece faces hottest July weekend in 50 years as wildfires spread

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G reece is facing the hottest July weekend in 50 years, a top meteorologist has warned, as wildfires continue to rage across the country. Panagiotis Giannopoulos, a meteorologist with state broadcaster ERT, said Athens would see temperatures of over 40C for six or seven days until the end of July. Firefighters, backed by air water bombers and reinforcements sent by several EU countries, were continuing to battle a wildfire that burnt forestland for a sixth day on Saturday. The fire, which broke out in the wider Athens area on Monday, has gutted houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of...