Firefighters have been battling wildfires across Greece for the seventh consecutive day with mass evacuations ordered for several islands. Here's more.
had been rescued from areas ravaged by wildfires, describing it as the “biggest fire evacuation ever in Greece.”In the past week, firefighters have been struggling to contain up to 80 wildfires on multiple islands including popular tourist destinations. “We are at war — completely focused on the fires,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos MitsotakisCroatia, Turkey and Egypt have also sent help to assist Greece in battling its wildfires.
, while the island of Crete was reported to have an “extreme risk” of wildfires by local authorities. Another 2,500 people on Crete have already been evacuated. Meanwhile, countless animals have died after wildfires scorched miles of land, incinerating everything in sight. In one shelter,While it wasn’t immediately unclear what started the wildfires, extremely high temperatures and dry conditions have been blamed. In Corfu, however, local officials are claiming that wildfires on the island were caused by an arsonist.
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