ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- The Greek government declared a state of emergency for the entire country on Saturday after forest fires killed at least 41 people as they swept across the south of the country.
Unofficial death tolls reported by local media are closer to 50.
"All regions of the country are declared in a state of emergency in order to mobilize all means and forces to face this disaster," Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said in an address to the nation.
Posted on 08/25/2007
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I was thinking of her too. Hope you're okay, Anna!
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Fortunately the fires seem to be well away from where Anna lives, but our thoughts must go out to her and all the Greeks right now.
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Wow, that's awful! I think she's fine in Thessaloniki, but that's still pretty frightening.
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I just hope she's safe at home and her family & friends are okay too. Dale, please post back if you IM her or hear from her. Thanks
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I too hope Anna & family are safely away from the fires. Didn't even realize it was happening. Thanks for posting this angeldawn.
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moggers looking out for moggers, now this is a community!
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Awww Angela! This is so moving. I'm fine, and so are my friends and family. Thank you so much, guys. It's a hard situation, we are trying to cope with it. Thank you, thank you, you are all such warm people.
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It's such a relief to see your post. I've been trying to catch every CNN report about the fires that I could. Tell us more as you can. Be safe.