Authorities ordered the evacuation of a handful of communities in central Greece on Wednesday (26 July) as they battled new fire fronts in the country, supercharged by strong winds and heatwave temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius.
Sixty-one wildfires erupted across Greece in the last 24 hours alone, the fire brigade said, with the worst outbreaks near the central town of Velestino where officials ordered precautionary evacuations of six nearby communities.
Dozens of firefighters were battling the flames, assisted by 15 fire
Some 30 suburbs are under threat of going underwater while 69 evacuation orders are in place as heavy rain and floods continue to batter NSW.
Wallacia Caravan Park, areas of Emu Plains, parts of Penrith, parts of Lower Portland, Pitt Town, Agnes Banks and South Maroota were the latest regions to receive orders to evacuate by Monday morning.
More than 32,000 people across the state have already been urged to leave their homes with another 6,000 told to be on
