Europe is battling the effects of scorching weather, with June having been the hottest month on record in the 174-year history of temperature monitoring.
nearly 1,500 holidaymakers at the start of a mass evacuation on Monday and officials said the threat of further fires was high in almost every region of the country.
A wildfire also forced evacuations from the island of Corfu over the weekend. Nearly 2,500 people were offered shelter, including in stadiums, although many returned to their hotels on Monday. Emergency services were also dealing with fires on the island of Evia, east of Athens, and Aigio, southwest of Athens.has been burning since July 17. More than 100 houses and businesses have been damaged by this fire and another near Athens that was put out last week. Firefighters, backed by air water bombers and reinforcements by several countries, including Cyprus, France, Israel and Italy, are attempting to control the fire.
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