At least eight blazes were burning late Monday, fire officials said.
Volunteers fight a wildfire near Penteli, on August 12, 2024. Greece's civil protection authorities ordered the evacuation of several towns in the north-eastern suburbs of Athens, threatened by a violent fire that started the day before and is spreading.detected and fought some 44 wild blazes in the 24 hours leading up to Monday evening, curbing all but eight of them in their "initial stage," the Greek Fire Service said in a release late Monday.
In the next 48 hours, "the fire danger forecast is expected from high to very extreme across most of central Greece," the Emergency Response Coordination Centre said. Temperatures near Athens were expected to climb on Tuesday to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with daily highs expected to be over 95 degrees for the remainder of the week, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Center.
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Wildfire Prompts Evacuations Near Athens After Greece Sees Hottest 2 Months On RecordMary Roeloffs is a Forbes reporter who covers breaking news with a frequent focus on the entertainment industry, streaming, sports news, publishing, pop culture and climate change. She joined Forbes in 2023 and lives in Dallas.
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