For now, there had been no damage to homes or businesses in the villages of Kandyli and Agia Skepi, around 50 kilometres west of Athens, he said. "That is normal because there are still active hotspots," a fire service source told AFP. Other fires across the country, including one on the Ionian island of Cephalonia, had largely been contained, the Greek fire service said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLike much of the Mediterranean, Greece has experienced increasingly frequent and intense wildfires that scientists link to climate change. At the height of the summer tourist season, authorities warned that the wildfire threat would remain "very high" on Monday.