Flames rise near a house as a wildfire burns in the village of Kirinthos, on the island of Evia, Greece on Friday Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated and a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens as “nightmarish” forest fires raged in Greece yesterday, while heavy rains brought some relief to neighbouring Turkey. Greece and Turkey have been fighting devastating fires for more than a week as the region suffers its worst heatwave in decades. The fires have killed two people in Greece. In Turkey, eight people have been killed.

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