Greece suffering worst heatwave for three decades: PM

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Firefighters work on a wildfire, in Labiri, near Patras, on July 31, 2021 as Greek authorities grappling with a large forest fire, the second major blaze in as many days, evacuated four villages near Patras, Greece’s third largest city. – Ninety-five firefighters, 33 trucks, four planes and helicopters have been mobilised to extinguish the fire in the Zeria region in the Peloponnese, about 210 kilometres of Athens, the firefighting service said. (Photo by STR / Eurokinissi / AFP)

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece is suffering its worst heatwave since 1987, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned on Monday, as forecasters said temperatures could hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) later.

The intense heat has helped fan wildfires that have destroyed more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of pine and olive groves in the country’s west since Saturday.

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