A large blaze outside the capital, Athens, had receded on Wednesday morning after thousands of people were forced to flee their homes the previous day, Greek firefighters said in a statement. Following the wildfire, a state of emergency has been declared in Greece's Varybobi area and the wider municipality of Acharnes in the north of Athens.
As per media reports, the biggest of these blazes were on the island of Evia, in ancient Olympia, although though wildfires have also ripped through Messinia in the Peloponnese, and in Chalkidiki on the northern side of Greece. Thousands of people were evacuated from more than 10 villages on the island of Evia, as the wildfire was spreading on four major fronts in the north part of the island, burning houses and forest land since Tuesday evening.
"We give a titanic battle in multiple fire fronts," Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias told a press briefing on Wednesday evening, as wildfires raged across the country. Coast guard vessels along with private boats assisted to transfer 90 residents and tourists of the coastal town of Rovies, in Evia, who were sent to the beach for safety in the port of Edipsos, as per Greek national news reports.
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