Firefighters are working to extinguish dozens of fires across Greece, where over 100 wildfires have started in the past day.
In the town of Evia, 90 miles from Athens, the Greek coast guard and private-owned boats are evacuating people from the beach where residents and tourists fled the flames. According to the Athens News Agency, 90 people have been transported to safety so far.MORE: Gusty winds expected to spread massive wildfires in West
More than 500 firefighters, 150 vehicles, five aircraft and nine water-dropping helicopters have been mobilized, as well as several groups of volunteers. A woman speaks to a reporter as during a wildfire in Viliza village in the area of Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece, Aug. 5, 2021. Fires continued to rage in Olympia, in the Peloponnese, where more settlements had to be evacuated during the night.
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