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Officials said winds were blowing the fire away from the important archaeological site

Fire Service and municipal crews dug firebreaks outside evacuated villages on the Greek island of Lesbos early Monday, halting a wildfire that had threatened scores of homes, authorities said. The overnight work, using excavators and other heavy machinery, took place before six water-dropping planes returned to the southern coast of…

The vast majority of Greeks who rent spend more than 40 percent of their disposable income on housing.

125 firefighters and 43 fire engines were operating in the area as well as four planes and four helicopters