A volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires fanned by gale-force winds in southern Greece.
The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze within the area of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and later died in hospital.
Hearth brigade spokesman Vassilios Vathrakogiannis stated round 45 wildfires broke out inside hours of one another on Friday.
“All forces are making a superhuman effort to tame them,” he stated.
Wildfires are frequent in Greece however authorities have warned of rising dangers as a consequence of dry situations, robust winds and temperatures reaching highs of 40C.
At a press briefing, Mr…