Greek authorities evacuate villages amid spate of wildfires

Dozens of firefighters were battling to contain a blaze near a power station outside the Peloponnesian town of Magapoli, backed up by 12 vehicles, six water-bomber planes and two helicopters, according to the Greek news agency ANA.

At least four major blazes were recorded in the southern peninsula in an area between 150 to 250 kilometres (93 to 155 miles) southwest of Athens. (File Photo)