A wildfire broke out near Athens on Monday as a heatwave gripped the country, firefighters said, with several seaside resorts ordered evacuated as a precaution.
The blaze broke out in Kouvaras, which lies some 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Athens. “It’s a difficult fire, the winds are really strong” with gusts reaching up to 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour,” said Yannis Artopios, a firefighters spokesman.
Greece has been gripped by a heatwave since last week, with temperatures reaching 44C in the centre of the country.
