Firefighters are battling wildfires near Athens and Crete, which have caused the evacuation of over 5,000 people from holiday resorts. In Crete, local authorities reported residents and tourists were relocated to various accommodations, including a basketball stadium. Significant damage was reported to homes and businesses. Meanwhile, a wildfire in Turkey has resulted in the deaths of at least two people. Thousands have been evacuated from affected areas in Turkey as firefighters continue to combat the blazes across the region.
Firefighters battled blazes Thursday near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee holiday resorts, while blazes in neighboring Turkey claimed at least two lives.
More than 5,000 tourists, hotel workers and residents were evacuated from the Ierapetra area along Crete's southern coast, authorities and hotel association officials said.
Displaced tourists were relocated to other hotels or spent the night in an indoor basketball stadium. Several homes and businesses were damaged.
In western Turkey, a local forestry worker was killed while trying to contain the fire near the town of Odemis, and an 81-year-old resident died from smoke inhalation.
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