Wildfires engulf Athens outskirts

Sunday, 24 Aug, 2009 0

 

 
 
An estimated 37,000 acres of land north of Athens has been burnt in wildfires.
 
At least 90 fires are believed to have started since Saturday, the BBC reported.
 
Thousands of residents of the Greek capital’s northern suburbs were forced to leave their homes as dozens of houses and large areas of forest were burnt.
 
No casualties have been reported.
 
A regional Athens governor Yiannis Sgouros called the fires an “ecological disaster”.
 
The town of Marathon, with important archaeological sites, was encircled by fires but appears to have been spared, according to reports.
 
by Phil Davies 
 
 
 


 

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