The effects of a recent heat wave, accompanied by strong and erratic winds, have fueled a series of wildfires in the countryside near Athens, Greece. Thousands of people have been forced to flee settlements and seaside resorts as fire crews fight multiple blazes roaring across dry hillsides. Greece’s National Meteorological Service has warned of continued high temperatures and fire risk throughout the week.
Photos: Wildfires Rage Outside Athens, Greece
- Alan Taylor
- July 18, 2023
- 18 Photos
- In Focus
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Read moreA wildfire rages by houses in the settlement of Irini, near the resort town of Loutraki, some 80 kilometers east of Athens, Greece, on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreA local resident battles a fire in the Lagonisi area, near Athens, on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreFiremen run as fire approaches their vehicle in the settlement of Irini on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreA man evacuates horses as a wildfire burns near the village of Pournari, Greece, on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighting plane dumps water over the settlement of Irini on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreFlames engulf a house on a hillside in Saronida, near Athens, on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreThick black smoke fills the air near the settlement of Pournari, as wildfires engulf the area of Magoula on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighter works to put out flames in a building during a wildfire near Athens on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreThe interior of a burned house after a wildfire in the suburb of Lagonisi, near Athens, on July 18, 2023 #
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Read moreGiorgos Nikolaou reacts as he stands outside his wildfire-damaged house, in Kalyvia, Greece, on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighting helicopter drops water as a wildfire burns in the Panorama settlement, near Agioi Theodoroi, on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighter sprays water toward approaching flames in the Panorama settlement on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreDry grass and a tree catch fire near firefighters in the settlement of Irini on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreA police officer evacuates a child as a wildfire burns nearby, in the village of Agios Charalambos, on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreA firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Agioi Theodoroi on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreFire engulfs a house and its landscaping in the settlement of Irini on July 17, 2023. #
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Read moreFlames burn inside a house after a wildfire in the suburb of Lagonisi on July 18, 2023. #
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Read moreFirefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning in Saronida, near Athens, Greece, on July 17, 2023. #
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