WorldWestern Europe’s wildfire crisis retreats as Greece evacuates hundreds near Athens
Western Europe’s wildfire crisis showed sharply different developments on Sunday. In Greece, gale-force winds pushed flames farther into the Athens region and prompted fresh evacuations of hundreds of people. Fires in western Attica threatened villages and an industrial district outside Megara, while violent gusts stopped firefighting aircraft from collecting seawater. France continued guarding a still-burning area four times the size of Paris against renewed spread. Spain’s major fires, meanwhile, finally stopped advancing.
TThe Guardian★★★★☆2026-08-02 13:19Original
Western Europe’s wildfire crisis retreats as Greece evacuates hundreds near Athens
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