Athens Threatened by Wildfires

Many home-owners were defying the pleas of local officials to leave and prepared to stay behind and fight the inferno
Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP / Getty

Smoking Embers
Many home-owners were defying the pleas of local officials to leave and have stayed behind to fight the inferno. They've used the likes of garden hoses, buckets, and shovels to defend their homes.

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