(10 Aug 2021) Ukrainian firefighters joined their Greek counterparts to battle wildfires in the north of Evia on Tuesday.
Nearly 900 firefighters, 50 ground teams and more than 200 vehicles were fighting the blaze that broke out August 3, the fire service said.
Crews were also deployed from Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Poland and were part of a huge international response to a Greek plea for assistance.
According to EU wildfire data and satellite imagery, more than 49,000 hectares (121,000 acres) have burned up on Evia - by far the worst damage from any of the recent fires in Greece.
Several other wildfires were burning in the country, with the most significant in the southern Peloponnese region, where new evacuations were ordered on Tuesday afternoon.
About 400 firefighters, including teams from the Czech Republic and Britain, battled that blaze, assisted by five helicopters and 23 water-dropping planes from several countries.
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