ATHENS: A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s Fire Service reported. Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) northeast of Athens received 3 SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas, Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyannis told reporters. Greek media have shown houses on fire. The spokesman said “there have been reports of damages.

Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of several villages after a major forest fire broke out near the city of Corinth

Nach langer Trockenheit sind mehrere große Wald- und Buschbrände ausgebrochen. Ein Feuer nördlich von Athen gilt als besonders gefährlich; dort wurden Ortschaften evakuiert und 27…