Thasos fire still raging; five firemen injured

A wildfire that has engulfed parts of the Greek island of Thasos and left five firemen injured, raged for a third day Monday, burning through some 10,000 hectares of forest.

The fire, which is believed to have been sparked by lightning on Friday evening, has also destroyed at least eight homes and dozens of farm buildings, while hundreds of livestock died from smoke inhalation.

The island was declared in a state of emergency and schools remained closed Monday.

According to reports, some 250 firefighters, army conscripts and local volunteers were fighting the fire on three fronts Monday.

Authorities were, reportedly, awaiting images from a drone that flew over the island to assess the damage.

The areas most severely impacted by the fire were the communities of Rachoni, Prinos, Alykes, Limanaria and Mari. One village, Kazaviti, near Prinos was evacuated...