ATHENS: A new wildfire broke out in Greece Monday morning southeast of the capital Athens, fanned by strong winds of more than 70 kilometers per hour, firefighters said. At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras, 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Athens, in the Attica region, the fire service announced on X. “Two water-bombing aircraft and four helicopters” are also taking part, the service added. Agios Stylianos, a village near Kouvaras, has been ordered to evacuate by civil protection authorities.

A 60 km au sud-est d’Athènes, plus de 170 pompiers sont mobilisés pour lutter contre un nouveau brasier. Un village a été évacué. Le vent complique la tâche des avions et…

Firefighters battled a wildfire Monday in low vegetation near Kouvaras, a town in eastern Attica, as authorities ordered residents of a nearby settlement to evacuate.