Fire reaches Athens, residents flee suburbs, authorities plead for help, Greece

Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More details: Fire reaches Athens, residents flee suburbs, authorities plead for help, Greece. Natural disaster 16 August 2024 Thousands of residents in the suburbs of Athens have fled their homes as wildfires raging across Greece approach the capital. The flames reach heights of up to 25 meters, engulfing homes and other property in nearby towns. The northeastern districts of Athens are also ablaze. As night fell, firefighting aircraft were forced to halt operations. Residents are complaining about a shortage of fire trucks and firefighters to battle the disaster. Greek authorities have made an urgent appeal for international assistance. Dry and hot weather is accompanied by gale-force winds, causing the flames to spread rapidly. Today, authorities had to urgently evacuate residents from more than a dozen towns and villages. The wind speed reaches seven on the Beaufort scale, indicating a moderate storm. Burning pine cones, blown off trees by the wind, are further spreading the fire. Assistance is expected from Spain, Italy, Turkey, Romania, and Canada. In Athens, people are wearing masks to protect themselves from the suffocating smoke filling the air. Residents are trying to extinguish the flames, sometimes on their own. In some areas, firefighters, volunteers, police, and ordinary citizens are forming human chains, using whatever they can find. Some are attempting to beat the flames using tree branches. #greece #athens #fire #news #forestfire #wildfire #Varnavas #attica A natural disaster is a serious adverse event caused by natural processes on Earth; Examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, rain, hail, wildfires, waves, wind, snow, weather, and other geological processes.