Greece battles deadly wildfires near Athens and on Evia island

ATHENS, 07 August 2021, (TON):  Thousands left their homes near the Greek capital, which is cloaked in acrid smoke, and 600 fled Evia by boat.

Health officials said “a man was killed by a falling electricity pylon near Athens.”

Firefighters from France, Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus and Romania have been deployed to assist Greece.

Gale-force winds are forecast to fan the many blazes.

Residents of Marathon, north-east of Athens, were told to head to the coast on Friday as wildfires spread along several fronts.

Dozens of homes have been destroyed or damaged, and several dozen injured people are in hospital.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said "if some people still doubt if climate change is real, let them come and see the intensity of phenomena here."

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