Desk report: The United States and Europe are burning in the fire. Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in at least two places in California. Greece has been burning for several days due to the fire caused by severe heat and long drought. Meanwhile, warnings have been issued in six regions of the country. There have been reports of two deaths so far.The blaze also reached the outskirts of the Greek capital, Athens. The whole area is covered in smoke. Residents are fleeing the area in search of safe shelter. The island of Avia is also on fire nearby. Residents and tourists on the island have been evacuated.Many left the island on Sunday in fishing boats and ferries. Uncontrolled fires are engulfing one area after another. Authorities have issued warnings in six areas due to the extreme temperatures. Many pine forests have been burnt. The house has been destroyed.Thousands of firefighters have taken control of 154 wildfires across Greece. Several countries, including France and the United States, have extended a helping hand in controlling the fire. More firefighters and aircraft are being sent from the countries. Meanwhile, two people including a firefighter died in the fire. So far at least 20 people have been burnt. A firefighting plane crashed while trying to stop the blaze. The workers have been saved for a while. Meanwhile, in the last few days, the northern part of the US state of California has been burnt to ashes by the terrible fire. Authorities have confirmed six people are missing in the Greenville and Sierra Nevada areas of the province. In addition to controlling the fire, the search for the missing continues. On the other hand, the fires in the southern part of Turkey did not come under control in 12 days. The tourist cities of Marmaris and Bodram have been destroyed, but the fire is still not under control.Attempts have been made to extinguish the blaze with the help of state-of-the-art firefighting aircraft and helicopters from neighboring countries, but fires are constantly being created in new areas. Scientists say the world has not seen such fires since 2003 until the middle of this year. Extreme heat and prolonged drought have caused wildfires in many parts of the world. The burning of forests and grasslands has released 343 megatons of carbon into the atmosphere, which could pose a major threat to environmental protection.
The world has not seen such a terrible fire in 18 years
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