Greece and Turkey Battle Fires as Aegean Sea Winds Pick Up
- Temperatures on Greek mainland to climb as high as 42C Friday
- Southern Italy and the Balkans are on red alert for heat
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Greece and Turkey are fighting to contain wildfires as temperatures soar to 42C (108F) and gale force winds in the Aegean Sea fan outbreaks.
There is a very high risk of fires in in Athens and the surrounding Attica region, plus Peloponnese and islands including Crete and Evia. While a huge blaze on the outskirts of the capital was extinguished earlier this week, firefighters are using aircraft to tackle fires near Loutraki in northern Greece and at Kryovrisi in the northwest.