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3 days ago · New evacuations were issued Tuesday morning for residents in at least one area near the capital, according to ERT and CNN Greece. The scale and rapidity of the wildfire – which burned 156 square ...
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1 day ago · The cause of the fire near Athens remained unclear. It was one of more than 40 that Greece’s fire service responded to on Monday, including a blaze that broke out in the late evening near ...
3 days ago · A fast-moving wildfire outside Athens has burnt trees, houses and cars, drawn residents from their homes and sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital. The fire broke out at 3pm local time on ...
2 days ago · Greece's worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars and choked busy roads with smoke and ash.
Jun 30, 2024 · ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two large wildfires were burning Sunday near Greece’s capital of Athens, and authorities sent emergency messages for some residents to evacuate and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. The first blaze, southeast of Athens, began in early afternoon.
Officials said fires broke out in 40 different locations on Monday and that some areas saw flames as high as 25m (82ft). In unprecedented scenes, people in Athens wore facemasks to protect ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Scores of Greek firefighters and water-bombing aircraft have tamed a large wildfire on the fringes of Athens that forced authorities to evacuate two nearby settlements.
