Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals - WXXV News 25
Volunteers rescued more than 280 animals as local authorities worked to match missing pets with displaced survivors.
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Volunteers rush to save hundreds of pets, wild animals after wildfire evacuations in Greece
As a wildfire tore through mountain and coastal areas near Athens, Greece, volunteers rushed in to protect vulnerable pets and wild animals left stranded during emergency evacuations. What happened? As a wildfire spread near Athens, residents were forced to evacuate multiple areas, leaving hundreds of animals in danger. According to The Associated Press, volunteers stepped in to save the surviving creatures. "When the fire began, our dedicated …
The Municipality of Megara recorded and a week later published the report of this effort, in which volunteers, animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and ordinary citizens participated.
Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals - WXXV News 25
By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC and DEREK GATOPOULOS MEGARA, Greece (AP) — Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining containment lines were lifted Wednesday in the wake of a wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas near Athens. The pup was one of hundreds of pets and wild animals rescued by volunteers this week during the blaze, which prompted multiple evacuations. The fire — at one point bur…
In addition to the titanic effort made last week to extinguish the devastating fire in Attica and Porto Germeno and to protect first and foremost human life and then any property, there was also a great effort to rescue and protect animals that were caught in the whirlwind of fire. The Municipality of Megara recorded and a week later publishes the report of this effort, in which volunteers, animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and ordinar…
A major operation was set up to rescue and protect the animals caught in the whirlwind of the wildfire in Attica, alongside the titanic effort to extinguish the fire...More...
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