Greek firefighters hope to contain blaze near Athens as easing winds enable use of waterbombing aircraft

The greater Athens area and the nearby island of Evia remained under near maximum fire risk on Tuesday, according to Greece's civil protection ministry. Euronews reports that easing winds are now allowing firefighters to bring in waterbombing aircraft as they work to contain a blaze near the Greek capital.

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