Wildfire near Athens rages, Greece sees risk of more blazes

Greek firefighters supported by aircraft battled a raging wildfire next to Athens for a second day on Wednesday, as the authorities said heat and strong winds could spark more blazes in a country where 20 people have already been killed.

Hundreds of people have evacuated their homes across the country since fires erupted in northern Greece on Saturday, fanned by high winds in the summer's second major outbreak. The Fire Brigade said several fires were afflicting mainland Greece.

"Conditions remain difficult, and in several cases extreme," Fire Brigade spokesperson Ioanis Artopios said. "All Civil Protection forces remain on alert and are fighting the fires."

He said 202 firefighters backed by volunteers, alongside 65 vehicles and 15 aircraft, some sent from Sweden and Germany, battled the blaze about 20 km (15 miles) north of Athens, near the village of Fyli on...