ATHENS, Greece — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. In Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa, a nearly week-old fire blamed on arson continued out of control in what has been …
A helicopter flies over a wildfire on the Aegean Sea island of Evia, Greece, on Monday. Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece on Monday, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out after midnight amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. State-run ERT television reported late Monday that another man …
Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes on Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, as gov’t faces criticism for response. Hundreds of Greek fire crews, backed by foreign firefighters and volunteers, battled flare-ups on Greece’s second-largest island, where fires were burning on Tuesday for the eighth day. Firefighters and volunteers had been engaged overnight in “hand-to-hand combat, fighting heart and soul” to erect fire …
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents and firefighters have tackled a massive forest fire on the Greek island of Evia …
