Greece struggles to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burned forestland for a fifth day as another heatwave hits the European country
A plane flies near smoke, rising from wildfire near the village of Agios Sotira, west of Athens, Greece, on July 20, 2023. / Photo: Reuters
On Friday, firefighters, backed by air water bombers and reinforcements by several countries, including Cyprus, France, Israel and Italy, attempted to control the fire that broke out in the wider Athens area on Monday, gutting houses and forcing evacuations. The government on Friday announced relief measures for afflicted households, including financial aid and subsidies to rent houses.
"We are having a very difficult three-day spell, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with extreme weather conditions and very high temperatures followed by strong winds," the minister said, adding that after a short respite, another heatwave was forecast from the middle of next week."This weekend risks being the hottest registered in July in the past 50 years," said Panagiotis Giannopoulos, meteorologist with state broadcaster ERT.
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