Opposition and media turn on government as firefighters work to contain ‘scattered hotspots’ Greek authorities are continuing to battle scattered fires outside Athens as officials take stock of the damage wreaked by a disaster that forced mass evacuations and killed at least one person.On Tuesday, the third day of one of the worst wildfires in living memory, firefighters were helped by a drop in winds as they sought to contain the remnants of an inferno that had reached the capital’s northern suburbs and decimated homes and businesses. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/greece-takes-stock-of-wildfires-that-raged-through-athens-suburbs
Author : Helena Smith in Athens
Publish date : 2024-08-13 15:24:01
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