A wildfire in northern Greece has killed two people and forced around 4,000 residents to evacuate from a village near Thessaloniki after strong winds drove flames through forest and low vegetation.
The fire broke out on Tuesday near Derveni in the Oreokastro municipality before spreading rapidly towards the village of Liti, about 15 kilometres north-west of Thessaloniki. Emergency alerts ordered residents to leave the village as firefighters deployed more than 100 personnel, aircraft and helicopters to prevent the blaze from reaching additional homes. By Wednesday morning, officials said the main fire front had been brought under control, although crews remained at the scene to tackle flare-ups.
