A Kilkenny woman living in Greece has been outlining the impact of wildfires there on the region.
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a major forest fire which has sent a blanket of smoke over the capital.
Evacuation orders have been issued for more than a dozen areas – including a children’s and military hospital in the suburbs north of Athens.
The latest blaze which broke out yesterday afternoon has been fanned by strong winds and summer heatwave conditions.
Theresa Maragakis from Ballycallan moved to the Greek island almost four decades ago and has been outlining the latest incident on The KCLR Daily:
