Dramatic video shows evacuees from the Greek island of Evia aboard a ferry watching as devastating wildfires rage. More than 400 wildfires are burning across the country amid the worst heat wave in decades, threatening homes and forcing evacuations.
People were trapped in villages on the island and calling for help on Greek television on Saturday morning, including a mother and her baby pleading for air tankers to be sent to her home.Firefighters cool down hot spots in Varympompi, Greece.
Greek authorities reported the first casualties, with two dead including one volunteer and dozens injured. Volunteers rode in on motorcycles to bring water and help put out fires in the suburbs of Athens. A Kryoneri resident called them"a gift from God," as firefighters are spread thin across the country.
Reinforcement coming in from Europe and the U.S. -- 90 helicopters and planes, 23 vehicles and roughly 400 firefighters -- are continuing to arrive on Saturday. Residents of Kryoneri, 14 miles north of Athens, were still undecided on what to do and whether to leave their home behind."I'm very scared," Eleni Glibti, a resident of Kryoneri told ABC News."I don't know what to do, it's illegal to be here.
The vast majority of the fires in Turkey had been brought under control on Friday evening, 198 out of 208 fires nationally, per the Turkish Forest and Agricultural Ministry. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that a total of 252 million tree saplings -- three saplings for each citizen -- will be planted before the end of the year, as part of the
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