The air in Athens smells of burning – it’s extremely hot and the sky is dark because of the smoke, the BBC’s Nikos Papanikolaou reports from Athens
Houses caught alight in Varnavas, about 20 miles north-east of the Greek capital, and a children’s hospital and military medical facility were evacuated at dawn, the fire brigade spokesman says
Around 670 firefighters are battling the flames, which broke out on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters are battling wildfires across north-eastern Attica – with fire fronts ranging from the village of Grammatikos in the north to the suburb of Penteli, just 15km (9 miles) north of Athens.
Strong winds have caused continuous flare-ups in 40 different locations since the early hours of this morning.
The gusts of wind have also blown smoke from the wildfires over Athens – as you can see on the satellite image – where residents report breathing problems and skies filled with smoke. A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds is spreading to the edge of Athens, as thousands of residents are told to flee their homes
The air in Athens smells of burning – it’s extremely hot and the sky is dark because of the smoke, the BBC’s Nikos Papanikolaou reports from Athens
Houses caught alight in Varnavas, about 20 miles north-east of the Greek capital, and a children’s hospital and military medical facility were evacuated at dawn, the fire brigade spokesman says
Around 670 firefighters are battling the flames, which broke out on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters are battling wildfires across north-eastern Attica – with fire fronts ranging from the village of Grammatikos in the north to the suburb of Penteli, just 15km (9 miles) north of Athens.
Strong winds have caused continuous flare-ups in 40 different locations since the early hours of this morning.
The gusts of wind have also blown smoke from the wildfires over Athens – as you can see on the satellite image – where residents report breathing problems and skies filled with smoke.
