BBCNEWS BBC News August 8, 2021 18:11:00
Greece's second largest island. areas in the peloponnese including arkadia and olympia, the birthplace of the olympic games are also affected. in evia, ferries are helping evacuate residents and holiday—makers. there are reports that a firefighting aircraft has crashed, but with no casualties. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, has sent us this report from the island. flaming forests on the island of evia. firefighters struggling to stop the fires in the north of the island. and it has caused an exodus. there are long queues at the port. people are waiting to get on ferries to the mainl...