Attica is under the siege of fire for the second day. The fire that started yesterday (22/8) in the morning from Fili and quickly took on uncontrollable proportions, has reached the outskirts of Parnitha and is burning houses and forest lands.
The camera of the National Observatory of Athens in Penteli recorded the fire. The video begins Tuesday morning and shows how the nightmare began and unfolded into the early hours of today.
In addition to the fire that broke out and the area it has taken, you can also see the huge cloud of smoke that has covered the basin, with the atmosphere being suffocating.
Watch the shocking video
Heartbreaking image from Parnitha
According to an emergency update from Yiannis Artopiorou, the fire that broke out yesterday in Fyli is burning south of Parnitha on the front of Dartiza but also west of the areas of Agia Paraskevi and Amygdaleza.
A total of 202 firefighters with 9 pedestrian divisions and 65 vehicles are operating. From the air, 7 aircraft operate, 2 from Sweden and 2 from Germany, and 2 helicopters each for aerial coordination. In addition, strong volunteer groups, infantry units, ES and EL.AS forces, water tankers and machinery from the Attica Region are helping.
As MEGA channel broadcasts, the flames have reached the settlement of Agia Paraskevi and the first houses are burning. Residents have received a message from 112 to evacuate, however some are staying behind to build fire zones.
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