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A 27-year-old Afghan refugee woman was burnt to death early on Thursday in the container where she was staying with her family in the Kara Tepe refugee camp, on the island of Lesvos.

A fire that broke out on Thursday on two yachts docked in the marina of the coastal Attica suburb of Glyfada, which later spread to another smaller boat, was placed under control.

Firefighters at the Attica seaside resort of Artemis (former Loutsa) were supplemented with additional staff, the Fire Brigade said on Wednesday.
Kiafas Avenue has been closed to traffic, the police said, between Protopresvyterou Markou and Agias Kyriakis roads due to the fire which is burning low vegetation.