Hundreds of people in central Greece are being evacuated by sea from a coastal town hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country. Another fire has broken out further along the coast, while firefighters continue to battle a large wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that ignited earlier this week. Greece is one of several European nations suffering devastating wildfires after a succession of heatwaves created favourable conditions for them. Firefighters on Crete continue to tackle persistent hotspots in a wildfire that has torched thousands of hectares of land and prompted the temporary evacuation of 8,000 people. Most wildfires are sparked by humans, whether intentionally or accidentally, but climate change is making the conditions for them more common.