Europe wildfire crisis shifts to Greece as France, Spain battle lingering blazes

Megafire fears grow with over 10,000 hectares scorched across Greece

France’s largest wildfire remained contained after 224,000 people were forced to flee in what may have been the largest peacetime evacuation in French history.

French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home.

Gale-force winds have fanned flames across multiple parts of Greece, intensifying a new front in Europe’s wildfire emergency, while major fires in France and Spain show signs of easing, with blazes either not advancing or under control.