Two dead after wildfire guts house in northern Greece

Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house ​in a forested settlement in ‌northern Greece, the fire brigade said.

The fire broke out in bushland on ​Tuesday afternoon and, fanned by ​strong winds, spread quickly and engulfed ⁠the house near the village of ​Liti about 25 km (16 miles) from ​the northern town of Thessaloniki, local media reported.

The fire brigade said they found a ​dead man nearby as they ​put out the fire and saw a ‌second ⁠body inside the house. A woman with burns was rescued from the same area.

Authorities had told ​residents to ​evacuate the ⁠settlement and move to a nearby playing field.

Greece ​and other Mediterranean countries are ​considered ⁠wildfire hotspots by scientists due to a fast-warming climate, with blazes ⁠becoming ​more destructive during ​hot and dry summers.

-Reuters