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There are now not any lively forest fires within the wider Athens space, however authorities stay on excessive alert, the spokesman for the Greek hearth brigade stated.
He informed the BBC that firefighters will proceed to place out the hearth and keep a robust presence within the space.
Due to milder winds and intensive efforts by emergency companies, the fires have been introduced below management.
However there may be nonetheless an opportunity of eruptions as a result of gusty winds and temperatures that may attain nicely above 30 levels Celsius (86 levels Fahrenheit) through the day.
One lady died and dozens of others, together with firefighters, have been injured after the fires burned 100,000 acres (40,470 hectares) of land. 1000’s of native residents have been evacuated.
The massive cloud of smoke that hung over Athens for hours had cleared by Tuesday, however the air was nonetheless foggy.
Greek authorities are at the moment assessing the injury and making ready compensation schemes for affected residents and companies.
In whole, greater than 700 firefighters, 199 hearth engines and 35 fire-fighting plane have been deployed to extinguish the fires, which first broke out on Sunday afternoon, about 35 kilometres north of the Greek capital.
On Monday, fires have been reported at 40 totally different areas, with flames reaching 25 metres in top in some locations.
Though the fires have now been largely extinguished, firefighters are nonetheless working to extinguish the hearth and stay closely current within the area of the capital.
The suburbs of Nea Penteli, Vrilissia and Patima Halandriou are among the many areas hardest hit.
Marina, a resident of Nea Penteli, described how she was pressured to flee her personal neighbourhood in Nea Penteli and transfer to a close-by city, however was evacuated a second time when the flames unfold there too.
“My boyfriend’s home – he in all probability misplaced every little thing: he has no belongings. And whereas every little thing was occurring, even our faculty burned down. All our reminiscences have been there,” she informed the BBC.
In Vrilissia, simply 14 kilometers (8 miles) from the middle of Athens, buildings and companies have been destroyed by the flames,
The physique of a 63-year-old lady was present in a burnt-out manufacturing facility in close by Patima Halandriou.
Colleagues stated she was too scared to leap from the constructing because the flames have been closing in, trapping her inside.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis minimize quick his trip to return to China to deal with the disaster.
After the EU Mutual Civil Safety Mechanism was activated, European international locations together with Italy, France, Serbia, Spain, the Czech Republic and Romania supplied help to Greece, together with plane, personnel and help.
No lively forest fires in Athens area, hearth division says
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