A protracted heat wave in Greece and Turkey has turned forests into tinderboxes and flames have threatened populated areas, power installations and historic sites. Thousands have been forced to flee by land and sea.
People embark a ferry during an evacuation from Kochyli beach as wildfire approaches near Limni village on the island of Evia, about 160 kilometers north of Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations.
In Greece, which had suffered a record heat wave, Civil Protection chief Nikos Hardalias said firefighters faced “exceptionally dangerous, unprecedented conditions” as they battled 154 wildfires Friday, with 64 still burning into the night. After burning through forests and houses towards Lake Marathon, the capital’s main water reservoir, a branch of the fire headed off into the Mount Parnitha national park — one of the last remaining substantial forests near Athens, which already bore deep scars from wildfires in 2007.
In the village of Limni on Evia, more than 1,000 residents were urged to hasten to the harbor and await embarkation after flames cut off all other means of escape. One ferry boat picked up 650 people, and two more were on their way to the spot, the coast guard said.
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