ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A raging wildfire raced down a mountain slope in Greece toward the town of Marathon on Sunday, while despairing residents pleaded for firefighters and equipment that were nowhere to be seen. Tens of thousands of residents of Athens’ northern suburbs evacuated their homes.————Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Thousands flee homes as wildfire rages toward Marathon, Greece
August 22, 2009