'Nightmarish summer': Harrowing scenes from Greece as wildfires rampage for fifth day
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There are three large wildfires tearing through Greece, a result of the worst heatwave in over three decades. Thousands of people have been evacuated from Athens and the island of Evia, where the biggest and so far uncontrollable fire has erupted.
Robert Frost's immortal verse “Some say the world will end in fire” has become the nightmarish reality for millions of people in Greece, where wildfires continued to blaze for the fifth day in a row, threatening whole towns and ripping a large island in half. Intense fires in Greece today. pic.twitter.com/AjfmZYzm5f Very apocalyptic video of people in Greece being evacuated from the forest fires by boat: pic.twitter.com/f9TxS9Hoe3 How can people still ignore the Fires in Turkey? You can literally hear the cries and screams of the animals burning. #helpturkey pic.twitter.com/qzUyfLD3h6 At present, there are three large wildfires tearing through Greece, a result of the worst heatwave in over three decades. Temperatures soared up to 45 degrees Celsius. One volunteer firefighter died Friday and at least 20 people have been treated in hospitals over the last week.More Related News