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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece's capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate
- On Saturday a wildfire burned through a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and some residents were ordered to evacuate, Greece's Fire Service reported.
- Amid dry conditions, fire frequency has risen over recent years, and several wildfires broke out in the past month in Greece.
- Under dry, windy conditions, crews and aircraft are engaged in firefighting, and 52 wildfires broke out nationwide in the past 24 hours, a spokesperson said.
- Residents of the town of Kryoneri received three evacuation SMS messages, Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyannis said, and four ambulances are treating at least five residents, mostly elderly with respiratory problems.
- Over the coming days, heat and wind are expected to continue fuelling fires while Greece has asked for six firefighting planes from the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism, Vathrakoyannis said.
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In recent days, more than 9,000 people have been evacuated due to the wave of fires, which has been aggravated by the heat wave affecting Greece since Monday. Since Saturday afternoon, firefighters have been fighting numerous forest fires throughout the country, which have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 people on the outskirts of Athens alone. According to Civil Protection spokesman Vasilis Vathrakoyiannis, the most important hotspots …
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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece's capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate
A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, prompting evacuations. On Saturday, residents of Kryoneri received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas. Greek media have shown houses on fire, and authorities report damages. The fire's…
Civil Protection of Greece ordered the evacuation of some 5,000 people from the outskirts of Athens due to a large forest fire declared this Saturday and spreading to the south and...
The country has been experiencing a new wave of canicula since the beginning of the week. One of the most worrying homes is in Drosopigi, in the north of Attica, about 30 minutes from the centre of the capital, according to firefighters.
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