Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears

More than a thousand children have been evacuated from a summer camp after wildfires broke out in Greece.

Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave.

In the coastal town of Loutraki, west of Athens, 1,200 children were evacuated as flames approached their camp.

Meanwhile, police arrested a man suspected of starting another blaze in Kouvaras, south-east of the capital.

The intense regional heatwave shows no sign of easing, weather watchers say.

And the Greek meteorological service has warned that the risk of further fires remains high.