Searing temperatures and dry weather again forecast on Thursday and expected to continue into the weekend as wildfires rage amid heat wave in Greece.
A Canadair firefighting plane sprays water during a fire in Dervenochoria, north-west of Athens, on July 19, 2023.As wildfires swept through the forests of Rhodes on Wednesday, Greek officials warned people in three nearby villages that they should begin to evacuate.
The flames were approaching Apollona and Laerma, but weren't yet threatening residential areas, 112 Greece, the country's emergency hotline, said in onTrees burn following a wildfire on the island of Rhodes, Greece, July 19, 2023, in this still image obtained from a handout video."There, 86 firefighters operate with 3 groups of pedestrian units and 28 vehicles, while 3 aircraft and 3 helicopters operate from the air," the fire service said.
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