Greece Wildfires LIVE | Wildfire Rages Out Of Control On Fringes Of Athens, Evacuations Underway
Published 2024-08-12
Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than two dozen water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of the Greek capital.
A children’s hospital and a military hospital were being evacuated early Monday morning, the fire department said, while evacuation orders were issued for more than a dozen areas, including Marathon and several Athens suburbs. Authorities in nearby suburbs were opening at least one sports hall and providing rooms in hotels for evacuees.
Local media reported two firefighters were slightly injured, while several civilians were treated in hospitals for smoke inhalation.
The fire sent a blanket of smoke over the center of the Greek capital, darkening the sky. It began Sunday afternoon about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Athens and was fanned by strong winds that quickly drove it out of control, fueled by tinder-dry conditions after repeated heat waves this summer, coming on the heels of a particularly dry winter.
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