{"id":175235,"date":"2024-08-12T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-evacuated-in-greece-as-wildfires-approach-athens-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:00:44","slug":"thousands-evacuated-in-greece-as-wildfires-approach-athens-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-evacuated-in-greece-as-wildfires-approach-athens-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands evacuated in Greece as wildfires approach Athens | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1wRmSNgfp7I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands evacuated in Greece as wildfires approach Athens | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1wRmSNgfp7I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large wildfire is spreading towards Athens in Greece, with some flames leaping as high as 25m (80ft).<\/p>\n<p>The historic site of Marathon is among the areas where residents are being moved to safety by the emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>Houses and properties in the nearby town of Varnavas were burning, according to the fire brigade.<\/p>\n<p>Forty fires have broken out in Greece since Saturday afternoon with firefighters still battling seven.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 firefighters and 150 vehicles have been deployed to help put out the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Greece #Wildfires #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large wildfire is spreading towards Athens in Greece, with some flames leaping as high as 25m (80ft). 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