Greece wildfire forces evacuation of more villages and hospital

A massive wall of flames raced through forests toward a port city in north-eastern Greece overnight, prompting authorities to evacuate another eight villages and a city hospital (Achilleas Chiras/AP)

A massive wall of flames raced through forests toward a port city in north-eastern Greece overnight, prompting authorities to evacuate another eight villages and a city hospital as firefighters battled dozens more wildfires across the country on Tuesday.

Gale-force winds and high summer temperatures have hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters backed by dozens of water-dropping aircraft as they tackle wildfires breaking out across Greece.