Holidaymakers flee from Greek village forest fire | Abroad

Although no house in the village on the island of Evia (Euboea) has yet gone up in flames, the local authorities are talking about a nightmare. Elsewhere in Greece it is also hit and firefighters are battling dozens of forest and wildfires. Helicopters and airplanes are used for this. The government warns of even more fires due to the extremely high temperatures of between 35 and 40 degrees.

Greece faces wildfires every summer, fueled by dry weather, high winds and temperatures often well above 30 degrees. In 2018, 102 people died in the coastal town of Mati, near Athens, in Greece’s worst fire disaster ever. According to Greek media, 179 fires were caused by negligence last year and 26 were started deliberately.

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