People flee wildfire near Athens as it spreads “like lightning”

Varnavas/Athens, Greece Reuters Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters backed by 16 waterbombing planes and 13 helicopters battled the blaze that broke out at 3pm and quickly […]
Updated: Greece wildfires erupt on mainland, killing two people

Updated: 12pm (AEST) Athens, Greece Reuters Wildfires that have been supercharged by strong winds and temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius killed two people in central Greece on Wednesday and forced a new wave of evacuations. In the last 24 hours alone, 61 wildfires erupted across Greece, the fire brigade said. Officials ordered the evacuation of several […]