Volunteers and firefighters are work inground-the-clock, often without masks or helmets, in a desperate bid to stop a violent blaze from reaching a key town on Greece's Evia island, one of hundreds of fires that have raged through the country. Credit: Reuters Photo
Rain and falling temperatures helped the fire-dousing effort, but crews remain on alert for possible flare-ups in hard-to-access ravines on the island of Evia and in the region of Arcadia in the Peloponnese, the spokesman said. Credit: Reuters Photo
Hundreds of homes and many businesses have been destroyed in Evia, Arcadia and the outskirts of Athens in the prolonged fire wave that struck Greece from late July and intensified last week, during the worst heatwave in decades. Credit: Reuters Photo
Burnt beehives are seen following a wildfire near the village of Galatsonas on the island of Evia, Greece. Credit: Reuters Photo
A charred forest area is seen following a wildfire near the village of Rovies on the island of Evia, Greece. Credit: Reuters Photo
Published 13 August 2021, 11:50 IST