Govt gets EU help to battle wildfires

Greece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day yesterday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later.

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The fronts were raging yesterday morning in the Peloponnese area west of the capital, as well as on the islands of Evia and Kythera, with aircraft and helicopters resuming their work in several parts of the country at dawn.

Forecasters predicted the strong winds that have fanned the flames would die down in most areas yesterday, but warned that Kythera continued to face “worrying” windy conditions.

Evacuation messages were sent to people on the island, which lies off the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese, early yesterday as the fire was raging unabated.