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Massive fires still devour Europe
A number of European countries stay under severe heat and ongoing fires, which have strained human beings and stone.
While Greece still battling three major wildfires in different regions, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of people, and maximum temperatures in southern Spain reached 45 degrees Celsius.
Wildfires in southwestern France, which broke out more than a week ago, also destroyed over 20 thousand and 600 hectares of land.
On the Greek island of Lesbos, some 200 people were evacuated on Sunday in the village of Versa, where the fire was about 500 meters from residential buildings, according to West Lesbos Vice President Andrea Axis.
At noon, the town of Stavros was evacuated, and the blaze, which erupted yesterday, continued and led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists and residents of the coastal resort of Vitara, according to fire operatives.
In the morning, dozens of firefighters worked to counter the fire, with four water launchers and two helicopters.
Besides, in Spain, maximum temperatures have been recorded in the south of the kingdom, reaching 45 degrees Celsius, as the country continues to face a severe heatwave since July 9.
Due to this heatwave, combined with reduced rainfall on the Iberian peninsula since the beginning of the year, there is a “severe” risk of fires across the country, while a fire on the Spanish island of Tinrévi this week is still raging.
Wildfires in Landers, La Test de Bosch in southwestern France, that broke out over a week ago, destroyed at least 20 thousand and 600 hectares of land.
Thousands of people had to escape from their houses as a precaution during the ongoing wildfires in Europe
