Site of the ancient Olympics saved as Greece and Turkey battle raging wildfires.
After an all-night battle with the flames, firefighters appeared to have saved the site in ancient Olympia, with the ancient treasures out of danger, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni told ANT1 television.
Reinforcements arrived from Cyprus and from France and two aircraft from Sweden were expected later on Thursday as firefighters prepared for another difficult day. A man sprays water on a burning olive press factory during a wildfire in the village of Rovies, on Evia island, Greece, on Aug. 4, 2021.In Turkey flames that threatened a coal-fired power station in the country's fire-ravaged southwest were extinguished, local authorities said on Thursday, after workers and residents were evacuated overnight by ship when fire broke out in the plant's grounds.
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