By Karolina Tagaris and Ezgi Erkoyun ATHENS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - More searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSBy Karolina Tagaris and Ezgi Erkoyun
In Greece, firefighters were battling a blaze for a second day close to Athens and the authorities warned that heat and winds risked fuelling more wildfires, a day after 18 bodies, probably migrants, were found in a charred northern forest. Firefighters supported by aircraft, some sent by other European states, were struggling to contain the fire which incinerated homes and cars in the village of Fyli. Residents had fled on foot, covering their faces to avoid the smoke, while volunteers loaded sheep in the area into cars to save them.
The strait, linking the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea, is a major shipping route for commodities such as oil and grains. The authorities widened a heatwave red alert for the south of the country, while officials urged some mountain climbers to postpone their activities and told grape pickers to work in the morning to avoid the extreme heat.
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