The flames reach Athens - 7 other countries send help

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This looks devastating, and could get a lot worse. Praying everyone stays safe and the situation is got under control

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyj80v2wrpo

Anyone on here in Athens at the moment?

It looks terrifying. I am always amazed by people who refuse to evacuate - not judging but I would be so scared and just want to get away from the fire.

It is spreading faster than a man can run, yes, please people, evacuate if advised to. 😥Shocking to see a European capital city under threat like this

We were in Athens over a week ago, but then went on to Rhodes later on.
One of our taxi drivers was saying that Greece has problems with wildfires every year, and parts of Athens have been completely destroyed by fires in the past.
Funnily enough as we were flying home, we passed Athens and I could see the smoke.
I thought it was a volcano to begin with.

There have been fires before, but the scale of this is unprecedented, and follows the hottest two months ever recorded