Greek wildfires force tourists to flee resorts at peak holiday season

Wildfires driven by powerful winds swept through homes and trees near northern Greek resorts on Thursday, forcing locals and vacationers to escape villages in the Halkidiki region across both land and sea at the peak of the holiday season.Wearing protective face masks and holding their pets, residents and visitors boar

Tourists flee as Greek wildfire descends on resort village  Reuters

Aug 13 - Tourists and residents fled villages in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece by land and sea on Thursday as a wildfire fanned by strong winds engulfed houses and trees near resorts during the heart of holiday season.

A fire service spokesman said the evacuation had to be by sea as the flames were getting close to the beaches.

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