(12 Aug 2024)
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Northern Athens, Greece – 12 August 2024
1. Woman sitting in street crying, UPSOUND (Greek) "In Halandri, in Halandri, our houses are burning"
2. Man on scooter approaching as woman is sitting in street
3. Black smoke seen rising behind trees
4. Various of woman sitting in street crying
5. Woman standing and pointing saying UPSOUND (Greek) "There she is. She came."
6. Fire engine arriving
7. Police approaching woman sitting in street with thick smoke seen in background
8. Police help woman stand, she is grabbed by a man who says UPSOUND (Greek) "Quickly in the house"
9. Dog seen in street as onlookers stand by
10. Various of local resident Vassilis Tselepis hosing down wooden pallets
11. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Vassilis Tselepis, resident: ++INCLUDES SEVERAL ANGLES++
"We’re trying to wet any wood or combustible material there is in case it stops, but only God can…. He stopped the wind and we were saved, otherwise, we’d be burned. From this side street and in that direction, everything is burnt."
12. Various of people trying to fight flames UPSOUND of emergency number buzzing on mobile phone
13. Various of people moving dumpster
14. Person on scooter seen in street as flames rise behind
15. Various of people trying to extinguish fire in building
16. Various of burnt out cars
17. Various of people trying to extinguish fire in building to help trapped dogs
18. Various of trapped dogs being freed
19. Various of owner and colleague giving water to dog
STORYLINE:
A major wildfire raged out of control in the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes.
The massive, fast-moving blaze sent flames to heights of over 25 meters (80 feet) as Greece sought assistance from other countries, activating Europe’s mutual civil protection mechanism.
Locals joined firefighters in efforts to extinguish the fire in a northern Athens suburb.
A woman was seen sitting in the street in disbelief that the fire had approached her neighbourhood.
One group helped free two dogs trapped in a business.
The fire began Sunday afternoon about 35 kilometres (22 miles) northeast of Athens, burning homes and businesses and sending a blanket of smoke and ash over the city centre.
Power cuts hit parts of the Greek capital and affected traffic lights at major central junctions.
Authorities said 15 people were injured, mostly due to smoke inhalation, as the blaze reached outlying sections of a suburb about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the city centre.
The wildfire raced through pine forests left tinder-dry by repeated heat waves this summer.
June and July were the hottest months ever recorded in Greece, which also recorded its warmest winter ever. An early start of the fire season this year has strained Greece’s firefighting force.
AP Video shot by Lefteris Pitarakis
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