STORY: :: Drone footage shows the aftermath
of a deadly wildfire in Athens’ suburbs
:: Varnavas, Greece
:: Rapentosa, Greece
:: August 13, 2024
Hundreds of firefighters backed by 10 waterbombing aircraft battled the blaze since Sunday as it barrelled from a forest into Athens’ northern suburbs, torching homes and stirring panic in neighborhoods that had not seen such a fire so close to the center in decades.
The government has announced compensation and relief measures for victims of a fire that Greece’s National Observatory said had damaged over approximately 24,700 acres (10,000 hectares) of land.
Source Agencies
