Greece faces wildfires amid an early summer heatwave with strong winds and dry conditions have created a tinderbox, making it difficult for firefighters to contain multiple blazes.
Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Saturday to contain wildfires fanned by gale-force winds on two Greek islands and in other parts of Greece, as authorities warned many regions face a high risk of new blazes.
"More firefighters expected on the island later in the day," a fire services official told Reuters, adding there were no reports of damage or injuries. Meteorologists say the latest fires are the first time that the country has experienced"hot-dry-windy" conditions so early in the summer.
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