Fire-Ravaged Greece Braces for More Heat as Rest of Europe Cools

(Bloomberg) -- Greek authorities are evacuating part of the central city of Lamia as high winds and heat increased the threat posed by wildfires across the country.

Residents in the north of the city of 52,000 people were told to move south as a blaze endangers homes. As temperatures in Greece on Wednesday climbed toward 47C (116.6