Fire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread

With violent winds blowing for most of the week, firefighters have faced dozens of fires daily.

The effects of human-made climate change are being felt across Europe during this sweltering summer, from record heat-related deaths in Austria, Britain, France and Germany, to tinderbox conditions fuelling historic wildfires in Spain, France and elsewhere. Charlotte Hughes takes a look at the situation in Greece.

Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds ‌burned across multiple areas of Greece Saturday, forcing residents to flee as conditions worsened again in parts of Spain and France. In one escalating Greek blaze, firefighters, police and ambulances slowly withdrew before a huge wall of fire and smoke engulfing forests and shrub

Europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of record-breaking heat and little rain, in conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change.

A wildfire in Provence continues spreading despite emergency services keeping it from nearby towns. Meanwhile, 400 firefighters battle winds-fueled fires threatening a coastal resort in Greece.

Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.

Three firefighters were killed as wildfires swept Greece while fires in Spain, France and Portugal forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.

Wildfires pose security threats to Europe as blazes spread to Greece and UK  thenationalnews.com