A large fire broke out near the small port town of Rafina in north-east Athens on Thursday. Greek media showed thick clouds of smoke billowing into the sky above eastern Athens, which were visible ...

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters are battling three persistent major wildfires in ...

According to the European Union’s Copernicus Emergency Management Service, the Alexandroupolis fire had scorched more than 723 square kilometers (280 square miles) by Wednesday, making it one of ...

The EU's Copernicus Earth observation program said the smoke cloud from the wildfires extends more than 185 miles southwest toward Libya and covers the eastern part of Athens.

Greek wildfires spread on edge of Athens as map reveals evacuated areas. Rich Booth. 12 August 2024 at 10:53 am ... Map showing fire near Athens in Greece (Copernicus/EU Space Programme) ...

The map was developed using synthetic aperture radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites operated by the European Space Agency. The map covers an area of 48 miles by 48 miles (78 by ...

Map showing the locations of fires that have burned areas around Mount Parnitha, near Athens, Greece, and Avlonas, north of Parnitha. Map also shows the location of the region of Evros in the ...

The fire was burning mainly on two separate fronts, with some parts in particularly difficult-to-reach areas on a mountain northeast of Athens, Mr Kikilias said. At least 25 areas were forced to ...