Photos Show Destruction From Wildfires in Greece as Blazes Take Hold in Europe and Parts of the US
Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were deployed as strong winds intensified the blaze and hampered aerial water drops, officials said.
- On Sunday, gale-force winds drove flames deeper into western Attica, threatening villages and industrial districts near Athens while forcing authorities to order fresh evacuations across the region.
- The blaze began Friday near Agios Vasileios before sweeping toward Porto Germeno, fueled by powerful winds with gusts exceeding 73 kph that crippled response efforts.
- Firefighters evacuated 254 people by sea from Agios Vasileios on Friday and another 12 from Porto Germeno on Saturday; two firefighting helicopters collided while battling the flames.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received briefings on the operation as authorities issued emergency evacuation orders for Kandili, Agia Skepi, and Toutouli, citing particular concern for coastal Porto Germeno.
- Britain reported an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths so far this year as the broader European wildfire crisis worsened, with scientists linking conditions to climate change.
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The forest fires continue to advance in different parts of the world and mobilize thousands of firefighters in Greece and the United States. While the flames continue to threaten the Athens region, after consuming more than 12,000 hectares of forests and agricultural areas in a week, according to data based on analyses of the European Copernicus program, the American state of Washington faces the greatest natural disaster in the history of Spoka…
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Photos show destruction from wildfires in Greece as blazes take hold in Europe and parts of the US
Photos show water-dropping planes and helicopters as hundreds of firefighters battle major wildfires over Europe and parts of the U.S. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
"Today (Monday) we face three difficult fronts, that in Psatha, Kryo Pigadi and Kandyli", in a perimeter between 70 and 45 kilometers north-west of Athens, not far from the coastal village of Porto Germeno, told AFP a head of the fire brigade press office. Thanks to a lull of winds, nine water bombers took off to support the nine helicopters and 450 firefighters on the spot to fight the flames in the departments of Béotie and Attica, according t…
The Flemish Sixten de Haan was on holiday in the Greek city of Megara, near Athens. Because the fire had advanced as far as his holiday accommodation, a gigantic plume of smoke hung over their house. Consequently, he and his fiancée decided to flee.
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