ATHENS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Greece on Saturday requested assistance from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to combat multiple wildfires raging across the country, according to local ...

The widespread fires come as Greece grapples with an extreme heatwave, with temperatures soaring beyond 42 degrees Celsius in many areas and peaking at 45.8 degrees Celsius in Skala, Messinia -- one ...

（法新社雅典26日电） 希腊今天请求欧盟协助扑灭多地野火，其中雅典北部一场严重火灾烧毁民宅，警方已强制撤离居民。 消防队发言人瓦特拉科吉安尼斯（Vasileios Vathrakogiannis）表示，强风助长了雅典（Athens）附近、其他起火点，以及首都西侧的伯罗奔尼梭半岛（Peloponnese）火势。