Overview
- A wildfire that broke out on July 4 continues to burn on Evia, prompting the evacuation of Tsakeoi and Limnionas as over 160 firefighters and five aircraft work to contain the flames.
- Turkey has brought the Odemis fire in Izmir under control but confirmed three deaths after a forestry worker’s fatal injuries and detained 44 suspects linked to dozens of recent blazes.
- In Hatay’s Dortyol district strong winds have driven a separate fire that forced the precautionary evacuation of about 920 homes.
- Syrian teams are battling a fourth day of wildfires in Latakia’s Turkmen Mountains after roughly 100 square kilometres of forest turned to ash, with Jordanian crews and UN assessment missions joining the response.
- Authorities from Greece to Syria are reinforcing efforts with aircraft and ground units dispatched across borders as experts warn that drought, gale-force winds and soaring heat are intensifying regional wildfire risks.