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BIZARRE: Wildfires trigger evacuations as they threaten greek capital - You Need To See This

The Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis in Athens sits in a smoke cloud [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]

Towns and villages around Athens are being evacuated as wildfires threaten to consume communities around the Greek capital.

The authorities on Monday ordered the evacuation of hospitals, a monastery and more than a dozen areas as a large fire approached. The blaze, which hundreds of firefighters are battling, is just the latest in a summer that has Greece baking in record temperatures.

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