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Greece Wildfires: 20,000 Flee Rhodes Island, Plane Fighting Fires Crashes

Around 20,000 people have been evacuated from Rhodes Islands, Greece amid raging wildfires. Strong winds and successive heat waves fueled three major fires raging elsewhere in Greece. A plane engaged in firefighting operations crashed on Tuesday and two people were killed in the crash, reported BBC. Wildfires began around a week ago on Rhodes Island.

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Around 20,000 people have been evacuated from Rhodes Islands, Greece amid raging wildfires. Strong winds and successive heat waves fueled three major fires raging elsewhere in Greece. A plane engaged in firefighting operations crashed on Tuesday and two people were killed in the crash, reported BBC. Wildfires began around a week ago on Rhodes Island.