Hundreds of firefighters, supported by numerous water-dropping planes, are fighting a large forest fire on the northern edges of the Greek capital, Athens.
Hospitals, towns, and some suburbs around Athens were evacuated early Monday morning, with more than a dozen additional areas also being cleared. Sports halls and hotels are being readied to accommodate those displaced by the blaze.
Authorities have stated that climate change is driving larger and more frequent fires and declared a state of emergency in the affected regions.
Photo courtesy AFP
Firefighting aircraft paused operations overnight and resumed efforts early on Monday. Police assisted with evacuations and some residents spent the night in shelters. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]Thick clouds of smoke darkened the sky over Athens on Sunday evening. Hours later, the flames were burning near the residential suburb of Dionysos about 23km (14 miles) northeast of the city centre, and nearby areas. [Michael Varaklas/AP Photo]More than hundreds of firefighters, backed by dozens of water-dropping aircraft, are battling the wildfire that broke out 35km (22 miles) north of the capital. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]A motorbike and a car burn in Varnavas. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]More than hundreds of firefighters, backed by dozens of water-dropping aircraft, are battling the wildfire that broke out 35km (22 miles) north of the capital. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]A house burns during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]The Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill in a smoke cloud from a wildfire, in Athens. [Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]Photo courtesy Reuters
Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning a house in Dionysos. [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]Authorities are on high fire alert until Thursday, while weather experts have warned of a “very difficult week”. [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]
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