#Latest news with #AnavissosBloomberg2 days agoClimateBloombergGreece Orders First Evacuation of Wildfire Season Near AthensGreece ordered its first evacuation of the wildfire season, as temperatures climbed and the wind strengthened. Traffic was halted and locals roads closed, as a blaze started in low lying vegetation in Anavissos, a town around 46 kilometers (29 miles) southeast of Athens. An evacuation order was issued as 110 firefighters supported by three aircraft and four helicopters tackled the blaze.
Bloomberg2 days agoClimateBloombergGreece Orders First Evacuation of Wildfire Season Near AthensGreece ordered its first evacuation of the wildfire season, as temperatures climbed and the wind strengthened. Traffic was halted and locals roads closed, as a blaze started in low lying vegetation in Anavissos, a town around 46 kilometers (29 miles) southeast of Athens. An evacuation order was issued as 110 firefighters supported by three aircraft and four helicopters tackled the blaze.