Greece Faces “Nightmarish Summer”

Greece: Thousands have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Greece and more than 1,000 firefighters have been deployed to bring the flames under control.

The country is experiencing its worst heatwave in more than 30 years.

Authorities have warned that the risk of further fires remains high in many regions including Athens and Crete.

In the last 10 days, more than 56,000 hectares (140,000 acres) have been burnt in Greece, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.

Tens of thousands of hectares have been destroyed in the Mediterranean and Aegean provinces.

Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel wildfires.

The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.