Welsh firefighters help battle wildfires in Greece
Mr Hope is working in a village in the western side of Athens, protecting properties.
While the wildfires in Greece have been described as scenes from an "apocalyptic movie", Mr Hope said "we see plenty in the south Wales valleys" but "it's about making a plan".Giannis Kontzias, mayor of the municipality of Istiaia in the northern part of Evia, said the area "has been destroyed" The team is made up of personnel from Merseyside, Lancashire, south Wales, London and the West Midlands.
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