across the country since latejuly, fuelled by strong winds and the worst heatwave in decades. the biggest is in evia, an island north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. help has been flown in by other countries, including british firefighters. i haven t seen fires like this before in the uk, it s something that s completely new to me. i ve seen grass fires and open area fires, but this is just something on another scale. they are helping with manual tools, trying to put in fire breaks and stopping the fire from spreading. there has been public anger at the government response, something the greek prime minister has apologised for. but he says climate change is causing fires that last for weeks, speaking just hours after the un warned that human activity is making extreme weather events more common. something locals say they are experiencing first hand. we didn t see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in this forest, i used to cycle, we used
a lawsuit is filed against prince andrew by a us woman who alleges she was trafficked to him by the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, and then sexually abused . british firefighters are among more than 1,000 from across europe helping to battle wildfires on greece s second largest island, evia. thousands of people have been evacuated since the blaze started a week ago. meanwhile, in california, rescue workers are preparing for even higher temperatures, as they tackle the second largest fire in the state s history. lebo diseko reports. the apocalyptic scenes of what the greek prime minister has called a nightmarish summer. nearly 600 fires have broken out across the country since latejuly, fuelled by strong winds and the worst heatwave in decades. the biggest is in evia, an island north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week.
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the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. simonjones reports. a natural fury without precedent. that s how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on the island of evia. more than 500 blazes have broken out across the country in recent days. firefighters have been joined by local residents trying to make the area safe. climate change is real and the heat, the heat wave affected this. we didn t see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in this forest. i used to cycle. we used to go and collect fruits.