00:00 A rush under red skies to evacuate patients, many elderly, from hospital.
00:06 Transported by ferry from the Greek port city of Alexandropolis as the flames approached.
00:12 "There was an emergency evacuation plan.
00:15 First, the intubated premature babies left.
00:18 We prioritized the most serious cases.
00:22 I've been working for 27 years.
00:23 I've never seen anything like this.
00:25 It's like war conditions, really.
00:27 Stretchers everywhere, patients here, IV drips there."
00:31 Fanned by strong winds, the fires continue to spread in the Evros region, close to the
00:36 border with Turkey.
00:38 These residents were evacuated from their village.
00:41 Some have lost everything.
00:44 "It has reached the entire village.
00:47 Our house up there, where the fire started, is completely burned down."
00:51 "Many helicopters came, many planes.
00:58 They tried, we can't say otherwise.
01:01 But it wasn't enough."
01:04 Authorities have called on farmers to dig trenches to help slow the flames.
01:09 Dozens of fires have broken out across the country, on the island of Evia, in Kevala
01:15 and in Aspropirgos, just 20 kilometers from the capital.
01:20 Authorities have banned public access to mountains and forests in several regions, ordering military
01:26 patrols.
01:27 Reinforcements have begun to arrive from Europe, with firefighters from Romania and France
01:32 joining local teams.
