Greece raises wildfire alert level after spate of blazes

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Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to 'high risk' after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said.

Smoke billows from a wildfire near the city of Volos, central Greece , on July 26, 2023. New blazes threatened central Greece on July 26, prompting orders for locals to leave near the industrial centre of Volos and outsideATHENS, GreeceGreece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to "high risk" after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said.

Most of the fires were controlled, with the exception of one in Lasithi on the island of Crete that was still burning on Sunday, the fire department said.Strong winds of up to 60 kph are expected to blow until Tuesday in parts of Greece, "making the situation extremely dangerous for the outbreak of fires", the ministry said.

Greece recorded a record average temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius over the winter, said the Athens Observatory, which has warned of a worrying level of drought.

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