Greece Wildfire Forces Evacuations as Heat Wave Returns to Europe

Fires raged across Greece amid hot and dry weather, forcing evacuations in an area near Athens as well as on the island of Thasos.

Some parts of the North Aegean island remain without power, with the other fire in Attica causing devastation to a forest. Large parts of Europe are facing a return of heat wave conditions in the coming days, with Copernicus forecasting fire dangers for places as far north as Germany and the UK and flagging particular risks for Spain and southern France.