Wildfires were also still burning in nearby Turkey, where at least eight people have died, as well as in Italy and other parts of Europe. A protracted heat wave has created tinderbox conditions on the continent. A spokesman for the Greek fire service, Vasilis Vathrakoyiannis, said multiple fires had been contained to a large degree but that the risk of them flaring up again was high. “We’re particularly concerned about Evia,” he said, referring to Greece’s second largest island, northeast of the capital, which has borne the brunt of the flames. “It’s a massive expanse where we can see a rekindling at any given moment.”

Source: New York Times August 09, 2021 11:15 UTC