Athens faces new dangers as forest fires edge closer

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 29, 2024 2:31 pm

ATHENS, Greece — With the smell still lingering in its suburbs after Greece's worst wildfire this year, floods and pollution now threaten Athens, experts say.

Thousands were forced to flee their homes as the massive blaze raged out of control for three days towards the capital earlier this month, swallowing up houses and cars and killing one woman.

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