Authorities late in Greece have ordered multiple evacuations due to a wildfire on the island of Evia, near Athens, with conditions worsening after nightfall when firefighting planes and helicopters were unable to operate.
FILE - A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire at Keratea area, southeast of Athens, Greece , Sunday, June 30, 2024. Authorities on Monday, July 29, ordered multiple evacuations due to a wildfire on the island of Evia in southern Greece , with conditions worsening after nightfall when firefighting planes and helicopters were unable to operate. FILE - A firefighter struggles to extinguish a forest fire at Keratea area, southeast of Athens, Greece , Sunday, June 30, 2024.
The Fire Service said evacuations were ordered in four mountainous areas in the south of the island, located about 90 kilometers northeast of Athens. Several hundred firefighters and volunteers were deployed.“We are in the heart of the fire season and the conditions according to the experts will become more difficult over the next few ,” Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis said.
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