ATHENS (Reuters) -At least one person died and homes and farmlands were destroyed as wildfires stoked by gale-force winds broke out across Greece on Friday, from the southern outskirts of the capital Athens to regions near Ancient Olympia.

More than 200 firefighters backed by 11 water bombers and seven helicopters were battling a fire southeast of Athens.

Three people including two Vietnamese tourists died in Greece on Friday as ferocious winds whipped up wildfires and disrupted ferry travel for tens of thousands of summer holidaymakers.

Reports stated that the man and woman were found unconscious in the sea and were taken to the local health center.

Two Vietnamese tourists, on a cruise ship holiday to Greece, died after gale-force winds battered the popular holiday island of Milos

The winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of summer travellers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.