The hill threatens a large Greek city when the heat wave draws Europe

The main city in Western Greece is threatened with fires, as strong heat and strong winds are lying in most southern Europe.

Wide winds pushed the flames on the outskirts of the patriar, the third largest city in the country with a population of about 200,000, forcing evacuation, including a children’s hospital, and sending smoke to the horizon.

Almost 10,000 hectares were burned in the surrounding region in two days.

Whole villages were empty, houses and enterprises were destroyed and hundreds of cars, including more than 500 cars in the customs court.

On Wednesday, Patri Street was deserted, except for some residents who watched silently when the fires descended from the surrounding mountains.

A strong and burning wind blew up when the temperature hit 38C, and the smoke laid the city, sending some to the hospital with respiratory difficulties.

Authorities ordered the residents of the neighboring city from 7,700 people to evacuate on Tuesday, and fresh alerts for two villages were issued on Wednesday.

Elsewhere in Greece, dozens of people were rescued by coast guards when the fires located on the beach in the islands of Zanto and Hios.

Greece has asked the EU water supply to strengthen more than 4,800 firefighters involved in more than 20 fires that are now raging across the country.

The crisis comes as a thermal wave, Southern Europe, which causes Portugal’s sticks to the Balkans.

In Spain, a civilian and volunteer firefighter on Wednesday on Wednesday on Wednesday on Wednesday on the tenth consecutive day, which reached 45 ° C on the eve.

The state weather agency warned that almost all Spain was at extreme or very high fire risk. The heat wave is expected to continue until Monday, making it one of the longest in the country.

The fires were caused by a political series after the Minister of Transport Oscar Puente stated that “in Castile and Leon everything becomes a little hot”, where the flames threaten the Roman website of the world heritage and made more than 6000 people escape.

His remark, aimed at the conservative leader of the region for rest during the crisis, caused condemnation of opposition figures who demanded his dismissal. Puten defended his comments, saying that the leaders who were missing during the disaster should be taken into account.

Authorities say 199 fires destroyed nearly 99,000 hectares across the country – twice last year in mid -August – with several flashes suspected of arson.

In the neighboring Portugal, 1800 firefighters were deployed against five major Blaze, including one in the eastern city of Trankas, which prevails lightning.

In Albania, the Defense Minister called it a “critical week” when 24 forest fires were burned, forcing residents from the central villages.

Italy brought under the control of the five -day explosion on Mount Vesuvi, but remains under heavy heat in 16 cities, and Florence touched up to 39C. The temperature is so high that Pope Lev moved his weekly audience from St. Peter’s area to the Vatican room.

Britain entered its fourth thermal wave of summer, predicting the temperature that reached a maximum of 34C and health officials who warn about the tension on care services.

Meteorologists say that such extremes are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change caused by man.