Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to fight wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced thousands to evacuate on the island of Evia in Greece.
Fires continue to rage in the Peloponnese region, but the blazes in Athens subsided, as Greece battles for nearly two weeks wildfires driven by the country’s worst heatwave in decades.
Two people in Greece died due to the fires. Thousands have been evacuated, and hundreds of locals and tourists have fled on ferry boats.
Temperatures skyrocketed to more than 40 Celsius in different areas of Greece with some places recording temperatures over 46 Celsius.
Neighboring Turkey has also been set ablaze in recent days due an intense heatwave, killing eight people and hospitalizing dozens, but rain this weekend brought Turkey the much needed relief.
Fires, floods and soaring temperatures are hitting Europe at an all-time high.
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