Athens Residents Flee Greece Wildfire Emergency
The Gods Must Be Angry
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate seaside resorts, towns and villages near Athens,
after a combination of high winds and a recent heatwave sparked two separate wildfires near Greece's capital.
0:00 - Scrub and forest near Athens goes up in flames as Greece wildfires take hold near the capital
0:25 - Waterbombing aircraft attempts to fight an out-of-control wildfire in Agioi Theodoroi, Greece
1:05 - Wildfires force evacuation of six seaside communities, as emergency takes hold near Loutraki
1:33 - Wind gusts and high temperatures choke Athens in smoke from wildfires
2:20 - Fire crews scramble to combat wildfires burning near Labonisi, 40 kilometres southeast of Athens
3:10 - Local residents combat spot fires as greater Athens and southern Greece placed on high alert for wildfires
3:49 - Thick smoke rises above the Peta settlement in Kouvaras, Greece, as firefighters attempt to quell flames
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Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate seaside resorts, towns and villages near Athens,
after a combination of high winds and a recent heatwave sparked two separate wildfires near Greece's capital.
Click to view0:00 - Scrub and forest near Athens goes up in flames as Greece wildfires take hold near the capital
0:25 - Waterbombing aircraft attempts to fight an out-of-control wildfire in Agioi Theodoroi, Greece
1:05 - Wildfires force evacuation of six seaside communities, as emergency takes hold near Loutraki
1:33 - Wind gusts and high temperatures choke Athens in smoke from wildfires
2:20 - Fire crews scramble to combat wildfires burning near Labonisi, 40 kilometres southeast of Athens
3:10 - Local residents combat spot fires as greater Athens and southern Greece placed on high alert for wildfires
3:49 - Thick smoke rises above the Peta settlement in Kouvaras, Greece, as firefighters attempt to quell flames
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