Emergency in Athens
A state of emergency has been declared in Athens due to the wildfire. It has reached to within 12 miles of the center of the city and anti aircraft misiles from the nearby missile base have been moved to safer locations. Authorities attribute this disaster to be a result of destruction of over 30,000acres of green cover. Assistance is being sought from neighboring countries like France, Italy and Cyprus who are expected to be dispatching firefighting planes and helicopters to contain the rage. The number of fires is increasing with around 70 different locations affected. Large scale evacuation of people is on and areas near to the town of Marathon are in danger as are archeological sites like Rhamnus which is the site of two 2500 year old temples.
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- News Source: The Jakarta Post | 3 months agoFirefighters patrolled smoldering areas north and east of the capital Tuesday, guarding against flare ups while assessing the damage. At least 150 homes have burned down, officials said, while tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of pine forest,...
- News Source: Gulf News | 3 months agoThe massive wildfires broke out on Friday and have razed about 37,000 acres of forest and brush, damaged or destroyed scores of homes and forced thousands to flee outlying areas of the Greek capital. Six major fires were burning Monday across Greece,...
- News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 3 months agoMassive fires outside Athens have scorched more than 37,000 acres (15,000 hectares) of forest and brush. Here are some of the areas hardest hit by the wildfires. _ Marathon, 42 kilometers (26 miles) northeast of Athens, near the scene of the ancient...
- News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 3 months agoForest fires in the north of Athens continued raging on Monday despite the mobilization of more water-bombing aircraft and rescue assistance from other European Union (EU) states. The fire near the Greek capital, the most dangerous of six...
- News Source: Press TV | 3 months agoDozens of houses and large areas of forest were consumed by the fire on Monday, as six major fires burned north of Athens and several Greek islands. Although the efforts to control the fire were helped by a lull in the strong winds that had enflamed...
- News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 3 months agoWhile there was a slight easing in weather conditions, hundreds of Greek and foreign fire fighters were still straining to contain blazes bearing down on the eastern outskirts of the capital, which have already led to hundreds of homes being...
- Blog Source: www.usposttoday.comThe fires came within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of downtown Athens and blackened thousands of acres (hectares) of rugged land covered by pine forest or thick bush. The army removed anti-aircraft missiles from a military base as flames approached.
- Blog Source: blog.taragana.comThe fires came within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of downtown Athens and blackened thousands of acres (hectares) of rugged land covered by pine forest or thick bush. The army removed anti-aircraft missiles from a military base as flames ... Municipal
- Blog Source: www.cyljponline.comThe fires came within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of downtown Athens and. blackened thousands of acres (hectares) of rugged land covered by pine. forest or thick bush. The army removed anti-aircraft missiles from a. military base as flames approached.
- Blog Source: blog.luciolepress.comFirefighters try to extinguish the fire near the town of Marathon, 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency Saturday as a major wildfire burned ... The fires came within
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