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- Firefighters contained a blaze west of Athens on Tuesday, evacuating 1,000 people after a faulty wind-farm power line was blamed.
- Planes and helicopters dumped water while the army cut fire breaks with earth movers.
- Boats rescued more than 250 evacuees from Porto Germeno beaches.
- Authorities recorded 33 arrests between June 29 and Aug 2, including 30 for negligence and three on suspicion of arson.
