A wildfire raging through forest and farmland near the village of Kalapodi in central Greece forced an evacuation order for one village in the area Wednesday, a day after a blaze killed two people in northern Greece.

Four waterbombing planes and a helicopter flew sorties Tuesday to assist firefighters on the ground battling a wildfire on the island of Evia, authorities said.

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Authorities in central Greece urged residents to evacuate as over 130 firefighters and aircraft battle a wildfire.

The blaze broke out in bushland before engulfing the house near Thessaloniki

A wildfire raging through forest and farmland near the village of Kalapodi in central Greece forced an evacuation order for one village in the area Wednesday, a day after a blaze…