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still battling wildfires on the island of lesbos, as well as new fires in the western peloponnese and in northern greece. a fire that started in mountainous forests of lesbos on saturday, has burned properties at the beach resort of vatera and forced the evacuation of two more villages. authorities in the bahamas say at least 17 people thought to be from haiti have drowned after a vessel carrying migrants capsized. police said the boat turned off the bahamian island of new providence. more than 20 people were rescued. the bahamas is a frequent transit route for haitians seeking to reach the united states. coastguards in italy say over 1,000 migrants attempting to cross the mediterranean from north africa were brought ashore on saturday. more than 600 people were found on a single drifting fishing vessel. those rescued included migrants from afghanistan, pakistan, sudan, ethiopia and somalia.

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