ATHENS — Firefighters in Greece on Saturday battled over 50 wildfires fanned by high winds, sparking the evacuation of a coastal village.
“Today, 51 fires broke out”, civil protection deputy minister, Nikos Hardalias said in a televised emergency media briefing.
A village on Evia island was evacuated after a large fire broke out in a forest.
Evia island is off the Attica peninsula which also encompasses the capital Athens.
Around 500 people, mainly holidaymakers, fled the village of Niborio,before an officialevacuation order was given.
“The fire with the help of the wind moved south and as a result the Fire Brigade officer in charge asked for the preemptive evacuation…
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