Hundreds evacuated from resort as Lesbos fires rage

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Hundreds of tourists and residents have been evacuated from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos due to a wildfire that destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera

The fires sent up thick clouds of smoke blotting out the sun as they drifted over the sea as blazes raged metres away from homes, forcing people to flee while others tried to protect their houses from the embers.

The fire on Lesbos island broke out at 10am local time on Saturday and is blazing on two fronts, heading towards Vrisa village and another inside Vatera.The Greek coast guard said earlier it evacuated nine people including five foreigners from a beach in Vatera.West Lesbos mayor Taxiarchis Verros ordered the evacuation of the busy beach resort as a precautionary measure, acting on the advice of the fire brigade, Athens News Agency reported.

However, their efforts were hampered by the dense smoke and lack of wind, combined with high humidity during the night, which hindered the effort to fight the fire from the air. In the Peloponnese, a fire that broke out near Koroni Saturday morning sparked an evacuation of the Akritochori village early evening.

 

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Yeah well, that's what happens when Greed & Ego supercedes Climate Change. construction TheWorld

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Wer all out of hotels and beds anyway s lads

Summer heat climate fear mongering nonsense.

Give it over, we can see it's government scaremongering by the greens.

If we give Eamon Ryan lots of cash will these fires stop happening 🤣🤣

And this just in from donegalcouncil

Why don't you cover climate-related stories happening in Ireland tonight? These are the scenes in Derry after torrential rain. (Photos courtesy of Twitter users.)

Someone needs to do something about them fires

The climate drum keeps beating

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