Blaze ravages Evia island 'like a horror movie' on sixth day of Greek fires

A wildfire burns in the village of Vasilika, on Evia island, Greece, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

PEFKI, Greece (Reuters) -Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.

The blaze on Evia, Greece's second-biggest island, quickly burgeoned into several fronts, ripping through thousands of hectares (acres) of pristine forest across its northern part, and forcing the evacuation of dozens of villages.