Hundreds Evacuated From Resorts in Greece, Croatia as Wildfires Stretch Across Europe
More than 300 people were evacuated by boat as firefighters deployed 140 personnel, nine aircraft and seven helicopters to contain the blaze.
- On Thursday, tourists and residents fled villages in the Halkidiki region of Greece by land and sea as a wildfire fanned by strong winds engulfed houses and trees near resorts.
- Across Europe, successive heatwaves this summer have intensified drought and left vegetation tinder-dry, helping wildfires in Spain, France, and Greece scorch near unprecedented amounts of land.
- More than 140 firefighters were deployed to battle flames raging on both sides of the main road to Kassandreia, while the Coast Guard evacuated more than 300 people by boat from Siviri.
- Fire brigade spokesman Giannis Artopios told Protothema that nine aircraft and seven helicopters were deployed to the area, though one firefighter was injured during the operation.
- Heavy gusts also hampered firefighting efforts on the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, where a blaze in the Lokva Rogoznica area south of Omis forced the closure of a major highway.
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Hundreds evacuated from resorts in Greece, Croatia as wildfires stretch across Europe
A wildfire engulfed homes in a picturesque Croatian resort overnight, injuring 40 and forcing 1,200 to evacuate, officials said, as EU officials warned that pockets of "very extreme" wildfire conditions were stretching right across the continent. Hundreds more were evacuated from a beach resort in northern Greece and from a…
Flame Inferno on the Greek peninsula Halkidiki! Mobile phone shots of a tourist show the fierce fire of Thursday. There are huge clouds of smoke.
The Greek fire service announced on Friday that it had brought a large forest fire under control in the western part of the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. Three firefighters sustained minor injuries during the operation. A fire service spokesperson said that several smaller fires still needed to be monitored and extinguished. The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon near the resort town of Sivri on the Kassandra peninsula and spread rap…
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Noticias ao MinutoThe fire started after branches of trees reached electric cables due to strong winds, causing a short circuit. Hundreds of tourists were removed due to the approach of the coast fire.
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