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) ...

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 ...

ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes around the Greek capital, as firefighters battled Tuesday to contain the country's worst wildfire so far this year and ...

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 department said 670 firefighters, backed by 27 teams specially trained to tackle wildfires and including more than 80 armed forces personnel, were battling the flames.

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 ...