said. Like many nearby communities, Pefki “ had no electricity or water ”, he said.... “ Here, the

resident of Pefki, in northern Evia, where a ferry waited to evacuate more people by sea.... Everyone

burning in the village of Pefki, on the island of Evia, Greece Credit: REUTERS 6 Pillars of billowing

EVIA, GREECE( REUTERS)-A big blaze that swelled overnight in the Peloponnese peninsula forced the evacuation of many villages as exhausted firefighters battled wildfires across Greece for a ninth day on Wednesday( Aug 11).In northern Evia, Greece's second-largest island, flare-ups remained the main problem for firefighters, who were joined by volunteers to combat the flames.In the Peloponnese, a flare-up started near ancient Olympia, the site of the first Olympic Games, but spread to Gortynia as

" A house is burning over here," one woman told emergency crews on the ground in the settlement of Vasilika, pointing to a searing fire in the distance.... The governor for central Greece, Fanis Spanos, said the situation in the north of the island had been" very difficult" for nearly a week.... " The fronts are huge, the area of burned land is huge," he told Skai TV....

WILDFIRES continue to rip through Greece, as the country experiences its worst heatwave for three decades.... Firefighters and volunteers continue to battle the wave of wildfires What's happening in Greece?... Dramatic footage shows panicked people running from forest fire in southern Turkey....

By Karolina Tagaris, Hamid Ould Ahmed4 Min ReadATHENS/ ALGIERS( Reuters)-Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern Italy. FILE PHOTO: Two Egyptian Chinook helicopters fly over Elefsina Military Air Base, providing firefighting assistance in Greece, August 11, 2021.... REUTERS/ Louiza Vradi From Turkey to Tunisia, countries around the Mediterrane

Two people have already been killed, including a 38-year-old volunteer firefighter, and president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Konstantinos Michalos.... A further 20 people have been injured.... Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the fires showed" the reality of climate change", and huge clouds of smoke and ash near the capital has meant many are urged to leave the area and seek safety elsewhere. About 20 water-bombing aircrafts and hundreds of firefighters are being used to tend to

" I want to tell them they will not be unassisted, the state will be close to them." That appeared to offer little comfort to residents of Evia." What can they give me?... Our dreams burned, our memories burned, everything, everything.... Not even one photograph from my dad's home is left." Zoi Charasti, 55, owned a pastry shop in Rovies and had lived above the shop for the past 38 years....

A firefighter tries to extinguish the flames as a local resident holds a water hose during a wildfire at Ellinika village on Evia island, about 176 kilometers( 110 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Aug.... In a televised nationwide address, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the destruction in Evia and elsewhere" blackens everyone's hearts" and pledged compensation for all affected, as well as a huge reforestation and regeneration effort.... He also apologized for" any weaknesses" shown