Greece deploys firefighters, planes and helicopters to fight fire on Evia Island

ATHENS: Greek ‌authorities ordered the evacuation of two settlements on ​Evia Island on Saturday and deployed dozens of firefighters, planes and helicopters to battle a major wildfire there. In a statement, ‌the country's ‌firefighting department ​said 88 ‌firefighters ⁠and ​volunteers were ⁠working to extinguish the blaze. Eight firefighting aircraft and six helicopters have also been deployed to help ⁠the effort. Authorities said ‌they ‌have asked residents ​of ‌two endangered communities to evacuate. Strong ‌northerly winds were causing new fires, the firefighting department said.

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