Tourists on alert as fires rage in Greece

Tour operators were last night closely monitoring Greek forest fires that have already claimed 57 lives. The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) said its members only had a handful of holidaymakers in the areas most affected by the blazes. Firms, however, are bracing themselves for action in case winds change and popular resorts are put at risk. Half the country has been affected but the worst fires are blazing in the dry forested hillsides of the Peloponnese region.