A wildfire broke out on Sunday at the Kakia Thalassa site in the Keratea district of eastern Attica prefecture.
The wildfire was burning brush and grassland until the late afternoon and has been brought under partial control.
Another wildfire was reported in northern Evia island, with local fire brigade forces, backed by fire-fighting aircraft, combating the blaze. Fanned by strong winds the fire is threatening the villages of Agios, Varvara and the town of Aidipsos.
A third wildfire was reported near the disused quarries of Asvestohori, outside Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The fire was put out in the afternoon.
A fourth wildfire was repoted near Argassi on the island of Zakynthos.
A fourth wildfire was repoted near Argassi on the island of Zakynthos.
Lastly, a wildfire reportedly started by a lighted cigarette in a gypsy settlement outside Thessaloniki was extinguished after burning nearby brushland and garbage heaps.
