Drone footage shows scale of destruction caused by wildfires near in Greece

Drone footage recorded near the towns of Varnavas and Rapentosa, just over 35km and 26km north-east of Athens respectively, showed large areas of earth scorched by wildfire and widespread damage to properties in both towns.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub

The wildfires that broke out this week were some of the worst in recent memory and reached the capital’s northern suburbs, decimating homes and businesses. The fire destroyed 400 sq km of land

Greece takes stock of wildfires that raged through Athens suburbs ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/greece-takes-stock-of-wildfires-that-raged-through-athens-suburbs

The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg

Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition

Website ► https://www.theguardian.com
Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian
Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian
Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian

The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs
Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs

#wildfires #greece #athens

10 comments

  4. Are these wildfires like you reported last year thst were actually caused by a match!! More climate change none sense most probably.

  6. I pray 🙏 for greece for stop all wild fires and rain of blessing, 🙏 Greece will recover soon🙏

  8. There are wildfires from time to time. Trees burn, the ashes are a natural fertilizer. New trees of the same size will grow within a few years. If you build a house in a forest in a dry region, you have to consider this. So how is this "news"?

Leave a Reply