Greek wildfires die down after burning for nearly two weeks

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire burning at a recycling plant, in Sesklo, in central Greece, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Wildfires in Greece abated on Friday after burning for nearly two weeks but emergency services worked to prevent new flare-ups in the central part of the country, where people had fled massive explosions at an ammunition depot the day before.

The blazes, fanned by rising temperatures and strong winds, have killed five people, destroyed homes, farms and factories and scorched swathes of forest land since July 17.