Wildfires prompt evacuations across tourist areas in Greece and France
Wildfires in northern Greece and coastal northern France have forced the evacuation of tourists and residents as emergency services deploy aerial and ground teams.
Emergency services in Greece and France are battling separate wildfires that have forced evacuations in popular tourist destinations.
In northern Greece, a forest fire erupted on the Chalkidiki peninsula, approximately 90 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. Civil protection authorities issued evacuation alerts for residents and holidaymakers in the resort areas of Siviri and Fourka as flames neared homes. More than 140 firefighters, backed by 51 vehicles and 16 aircraft, were deployed to contain the blaze.
Meanwhile, along the coast of Pas-de-Calais in northern France, firefighters continue working to secure multiple brushfires across sensitive dune areas. The blazes led to the precautionary evacuation of roughly 1,200 people from a campsite in Camiers. Local officials reported that the fires are contained but not yet fully brought under control, with three firefighters sustaining minor injuries during operations.
Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info.
Sources
- Libération — Incendie dans des dunes sur le littoral du Pas-de-Calais, un camping évacué
- Le Soir — « Nous cherchons un moyen de partir » : nouvel incendie en Grèce, des touristes évacués
- RTBF Info — Incendie en Grèce : un nouveau feu de forêt se déclare près de Thessalonique
- Le Monde — Grèce : un nouvel incendie près de Thessalonique, des touristes évacués
- Le Figaro — Pas-de-Calais : les feux «contenus» mais toujours «non fixés», selon la préfecture