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Added on the 23/08/2023 11:37:01 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A large cloud of smoke shrouds the north of Athens as a blaze that firefighters had hoped to control regained strength, after having destroyed large areas of pine forests. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise above the now-evacuated fire-ravaged village of Kiotari on the Greek island of Rhodes as the blazes continue to ravage the island for a fifth consecutive day. Thousands of locals and tourists fled the Aegean island over the weekend in what authorities called the country's largest-ever wildfire evacuation. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise above the forest near the village of Karaouli, north of Athens, as Greece grapples with several wildfires and scorching temperatures. Another heatwave is on the horizon for Thursday, with expected temperatures of 44C across the country. IMAGES
Clouds of smoke from deadly forest fires engulf the Chilean city of Concepcion, while residents of nearby Santa Juana inspect the damage from the blazes that have left at least 24 people dead. Favoured by moderate to strong winds and an intense heat wave, the fires have devastated some 270,000 hectares in southern-central Chile. IMAGES
Clouds of smoke engulf fields in Puren in Chile's Araucania region, as deadly forest fires that have left at least 22 people dead continue to burn in the South American country amid a blistering heat wave. IMAGES