Satellite images reveal scale of European wildfires

Tourists have been forced to flee, and tens of thousands of residents evacuated after horrific wildfires rip through popular corners of Europe. Thousands of firefighters backed by the army deployed across Greece, with fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis saying “the situation remains difficult” for “forces waging a tough battle”. “It’s a cocktail of high temperatures, strong winds … and minimal humidity,” the head of civil protection for Western Greece, Nikos Gyftakis, told public broadcaster ERT.