Greece battle worst fires in decades

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-08-27 07:35

Villagers cover their faces with a wet towel to protect themselves from the smoke from forest fires in the village of Platanos in south Peloponnese, about 350 km (217 miles) from Athens, August 26, 2007.  Firefighters battled to save ancient Olympia on Sunday as Greece's worst forest fires in decades ravaged hills around the historic site and the death toll rose to 60. [Reuters]
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