Heatwave: Wildfires rage across Europe, trigger evacuations
Wildfires across Europe: Blistering temperatures over southern Europe have reignited wildfires in Greece prompting a series of new evacuations there, sources reported.
Authorities had declared the wildfire controlled overnight, but when the gusts grew stronger later on Thursday, firefighters lost control.
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As per the sources, 35 square kilometres (13.5 square miles) of forest and scrubland have already been destroyed by the massive fire.
As per the statement of Fire Service spokesman Yiannis , in his most recent news briefing on Thursday afternoon that there had been 62 forest fires in Greece in the previous 24 hours.
He continued, pointing out that "dynamic fire fronts" were being created by the harsh weather, and that numerous areas in West Attica had been ordered to evacuate.
To try and save their homes, some locals disobeyed the most recent orders.
Due to relentless wildfires across Europe, a state of emergency was declared elsewhere in Greece on the island of Rhodes, where firefighters were battling a large fire that caused officials to issue evacuation orders for a number of mountainous locations.
- ANI
