Firefighters from across the country have been deployed to Kineta resort region Greek authorities have urged residents of a coastal region near Athens to abandon their homes as an uncontrolled wildfire spread on Monday, closing one of Greece’s busiest motorways, halting trains and sending plumes of smoke over the capital. Authorities deployed firefighters and equipment from across Greece to deal with the massive blaze at Kineta, a small resort town about 54km (35 miles) west of Athens on a route used by tens of thousands of drivers daily to reach the Peloponnese peninsula. Related: Southern Californians know: climate change is real, it is deadly and it is here Related: The big heatwave: from Algeria to the Arctic. But what’s the cause? Continue reading...
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