For a second day, Greek firefighters battle back a massive wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia. One volunteer firefighter was hospitalized for burns from the blaze.
Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday, where hundreds of people had been evacuated from four villages and a monastery.
The winds died down somewhat Wednesday and authorities expressed cautious optimism about the progression of the fire, although it had still not been brought under control. Thanking firefighters for their efforts, Mitsotakis said"drastic interventions" would be made in the way that civil protection operates.
Greece called on the European civil protection system for help and Italy and Croatia pledged four firefighting planes.
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