Athens, Greece — At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENTHowever, officials said firefighters had brought under control the blaze burning for weeks in Dadia national park. “Storms and heavy rains were hitting Tuesday,” said Artopios, adding the dead man was found in central Greece’s Magnesia region. A massive blaze raging over the last two weeks destroyed swathes of the Dadia national park in the northern Evros region. Like several Mediterranean countries, Greece faces fierce wildfires every summer, which this year left 26 people dead and at least 150,000 hectares burned.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 05, 2023 23:57 UTC