Wildfires rampaged through Greek forests for yet another day Saturday, threatening homes and triggering more evacuations a day after hundreds of people were plucked off beaches by ferries in a dramatic overnight rescue. Flames rise near a building in Thrakomakedones, a suburb north of Athens, as a wildfire burns on Saturday. (Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters)One massive fire advanced up the slopes of Mount Parnitha, a national park north of Athens that features some of the last substantial forests near the Greek capital. A firefighter works near homes in Thrakomakedones, a suburb of northern Athens, on Saturday. A firefighter battles a fire that raged overnight and forced people to flee the Thrakomakedones area near Athens.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2021 10:07 UTC