Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft to help fight blazes that have ravaged homes and forced evacuations
Greece is battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later on Sunday.
The wildfires were raging on Sunday morning in the Peloponnese area west of the capital, as well as on the islands of Evia and Kythera, with aircraft and helicopters resuming their work in several parts of the country at dawn.
Forecasters predicted the strong winds that have fanned the flames would die down in most areas, but warned that Kythera continued to face “worrying” windy conditions.
Evacuation messages were sent early on Sunday to people on the island, which lies off the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese, as the fires continued unabated.
