Residents evacuated as Greece hit by wildfires

A WILDFIRE burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital, Athens, on Saturday, and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s fire service reported.

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

Residents of Kryoneri, 12.5 miles north east of Athens, received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas, fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyannis told reporters.

Greek media have shown houses on fire. The spokesman said “there have been reports of damage. We will take stock when the fires have been put out”.