firefighters in Greece battled a blaze on the island of cost for a second day as hundreds of tourists and locals who were forced to evacuate returned to their hotels and homes people took refuge in a sports center and other venues as the Wildfire reached one of the islands Villages overnight according to one Deputy Governor the Wildfire had diminished by Tuesday Morning letting people return there was no damage to buildings more than 100 firefighters assisted by a helicopter were still tackling the blade to stop it from flaring up again country’s primee Minister warned of a dangerous summer of wildfires following a prolonged drought [Music]
Hundreds of tourists gathered at a football pitch near the Kos International Airport in Greece on Monday, after being evacuated from nearby hotels following raging fires that tore through dry mountainous terrain in the area, according to an eyewitness.
In videos captured by a tourist on the scene, fires are visible in the distance, with thick black plumes of smoke rising in the air.
Reuters news agency was able to verify the footage from matching the terrain to topographic rendered maps, buildings and structural layout as seen on file, satellite and corroborating images.
Dozens of fires broke out across Greece, including two close to the capital, Athens, over the weekend.
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