epaselect GREECE WILDFIRE

Wildfire in Greece's Attica region

epaselect epa11546329 The city of Athens is obscured by thick smoke due to the major fire in Grammatiko and Penteli, northeast Attica, Greece, 12 August 2024. The wildfire that broke out in Varnavas on Sunday 11 August afternoon, continues to rage in Eastern Attica on Monday 12 August morning, fanned and spread to a front extending more than 20 kilometres by incessantly strong winds of 7-8 Beaufort. According to an update from the fire department, the fire-fighting effort is extremely difficult as the wind keeps changing direction, while the three main fronts of concern are in Grammatiko, Penteli and the Anatoli settlement in Nea Makri. The forces deployed against the flames have been increased to 560 fire fighters, with 16 teams of forest commandos and 177 vehicles, while 32 aircraft (17 airplanes and 15 helicopters) are operating from the air. EPA/VLACHOS ALEXANDROS

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