Two individuals have died in a rugged mountainous area of central Greece whereas making an attempt to assist firefighters put out a forest fireplace that has pressured the evacuation of a number of villages, authorities stated.
The fireplace continued to burn on Monday close to Corinth, 140 kilometers (87 miles) west of Athens, fueled by excessive winds.
Greek police spokesperson Constantina Dimoglidou stated the physique discovered was badly burned and laboratory checks have been wanted to substantiate the identification.
Greece’s Ministry of Civil Safety stated the fireplace brigade had launched an investigation.
Fires destroyed a number of homes and a church on Monday, sending smoke billowing over the capital.
Like different southern European international locations, Greece is suffering from harmful wildfires through the summer season, which is exacerbated by world warming. After the warmest winter on file, the nation has skilled its hottest summer season on file this 12 months, resulting in little or no rainfall in massive areas.
Authorities have needed to deal with greater than 4,500 wildfires in rural areas over the previous few months resulting from a protracted drought and early summer season heatwave in what is taken into account essentially the most harmful fireplace season in 20 years.
