2018 Attica wildfires
{{short description|Series of wildfires in Greece}}
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| buildings = more than 4,000 (destroyed or damaged){{Cite news |title='In my nightmares I'm always in the sea': a year on from the Greek fires |last=Smith |first=Helena |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 July 2019 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/20/greek-fires-one-year-on-103-dead-survivors-and-rescuers-look-back}} Survivors describe the 2018 fires in Mati
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}}A series of wildfires in Greece, during the 2018 European heat wave, began in the coastal areas of Attica in July 2018.{{cite news |date=24 July 2018 |title=Greece wildfires: 'At least 60' killed near Athens as residents and tourists forced to flee into the sea |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/24/greece-wildfires-least-20-killed-near-athens-residents-flee/ |work=The Telegraph |accessdate=24 July 2018}} 104 people were confirmed dead from the Mati fires. The fires were, at that time, the second-deadliest wildfire event in the 21st century, after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Australia that killed 173.
Over 700 residents were evacuated or rescued, mainly from the seaside settlements located north of the port town of Rafina, namely Kokkino Limanaki and Mati, where rescuers found 26 corpses trapped just meters away from the sea,{{cite news |title=Συγκλονιστικές εικόνες από το οικόπεδο στο Μάτι, όπου βρήκαν τραγικό θάνατο 26 άνθρωποι |url=http://www.real.gr/video/arthro/sygklonistikes_eikones_apo_to_oikopedo_sto_mati_opou_brikan_tragiko_thanato_26_anthropoi-485738/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=real.gr |date=1 August 2018}}{{cite news |title=In Greece, Wildfires Kill Dozens, Driving Some Into the Sea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/world/europe/greece-fire-deaths.html |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The New York Times|date=24 July 2018 }} apparently hugging each other as they died.{{cite news |title=Greece wildfires: Dozens dead in Attica region |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44932366 |accessdate=24 July 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=24 July 2018}} Boats also recovered corpses from the water, and rescued hundreds of people from beaches and the sea. Two people drowned when the boat rescuing them from a hotel in Mati capsized.{{cite news |title=Two Poles drown trying to escape fire |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/231046/article/ekathimerini/news/two-poles-drown-trying-to-escape-fire |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=ekathimerini.com |date=24 July 2018}} Μore than 4,000 residents were affected by the wildfires.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dikaiologitika.gr/eidhseis/koinonia/220691/stis-4-076-oi-aitiseis-pyroplikton-gia-to-epidoma|title = Στις 4.076 οι αιτήσεις πυρόπληκτων για το επίδομα| date=19 August 2018 }}
The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras declared a state of emergency in Attica, and announced a three-day period of national mourning, stating in a televised address, "The country is going through an unspeakable tragedy".{{cite news |title=Greece wildfires – LIVE: Death toll rises to 60 amid huge blazes outside Athens |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-live-updates-athens-latest-death-toll-news-mati-rafina-a8461271.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-live-updates-athens-latest-death-toll-news-mati-rafina-a8461271.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=The Independent |date=24 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}
After the fires, flags atop the Acropolis and the Greek parliament flew at half mast.{{cite news |title=Wildfires kill at least 74 in Greece's 'Pompeii' |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-wildfire/wildfires-kill-at-least-74-in-greeces-pompeii-idUSKBN1KD1F9 |accessdate=23 July 2018 |work=Reuters |date=23 July 2018}} The European flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels also flew at half mast in honour of the victims.{{cite news |title=European Commission flags lowered to half-mast in honor of Greek wildfires victims |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/231085/article/ekathimerini/news/european-commission-flags-lowered-to-half-mast-in-honor-of-greek-wildfires-victims |accessdate=26 July 2018 |work=ekathimerini |date=26 July 2018}} Many countries worldwide helped or offered aid to Greece. A 65-year-old man from Penteli has been arrested for causing the fire through negligence, by burning wood in his garden.{{Cite web|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/03/06/20-charged-over-mati-wildfires-that-killed-100-people/|title = 20 Charged over Mati Wildfires That Killed 100 People - Greek City Times| date=6 March 2019 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47468162 | title=Greek senior officials charged over deadly wildfires in Mati | date=6 March 2019 | publisher=BBC News | accessdate=23 September 2019 }}
Fires
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On 23 July 2018 at 13:00 Eastern European Time, a wildfire started west of Athens near Kineta. A few hours later, a second wildfire started burning at the north of Athens near Penteli.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/where-are-the-forest-fires-in-greece-a3894691.html|title=Greece fire map: Where are the forest fires in Greece?|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-GB}} Due to very strong wind gusts in both areas, up to a maximum of {{convert|124|km/h|disp=comma|abbr=on}}, 12 Beaufort,{{Cite news |title=NOA wind maps 23 July 2018 |url=http://meteo.gr/UploadedFiles/articlePhotos/JUL18/MaxGusts_Attica_23072018.png |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=24 July 2018}} both wildfires spread very quickly. The fire in Kineta burned houses in the area, while the fire in Penteli headed east towards the beach, where it started burning parts of Neos Voutzas, Mati and Kokkino Limanaki just north of the town of Rafina and as far as its northern fringes.
= Impact =
The flames were so intense that they trapped and burned people inside their houses, cars, or a few meters away from the beach. Thousands of vehicles and houses were destroyed before the fire was brought under control hours later.{{Cite news|url=http://www.efsyn.gr/live/mahi-me-tis-floges-stin-kineta|title=Black day for Attica|date=23 July 2018|accessdate=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725164328/http://www.efsyn.gr/live/mahi-me-tis-floges-stin-kineta|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=dead}} An entire summer camp with 620 children was evacuated in an overnight operation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/993884/Greece-fires-Athens-2018-children-evacuated-wildfires-BBC-newsnight-mati-arson-fires-start|title=Greece fires: 620 children EVACUATED near Athens as HUGE blaze raged across the country|date=25 July 2018|accessdate=25 July 2018}} Many animals, wild and domestic, died or were injured.{{Cite news|url=https://10daily.com.au/news/world/a180727mer/greek-vet-clinic-inundated-with-injured-pets-after-fires-20180727|title=Greek Vet Clinic Inundated With Injured Pets After Fires|date=27 July 2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
At the time, the fires were the second-deadliest wildfire event to have occurred worldwide since 2001, after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Australia that killed 173. In addition, the wildfires were also the sixth-deadliest to have occurred in the one-hundred years prior to the event. Only the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, the Black Dragon Fire of 1987, the Indonesian forest fires of 1997, the Cloquet Fire of 1918, and the Kursha-2 Fire of 1936 had a higher death toll.{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Jeff |title=5th Deadliest Wildfire Globally in Past 100 Years: 87 Dead from Monday's Greek Fires |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/5th-Deadliest-Wildfire-Globally-Past-100-Years-Greeces-87-Deaths-Mondays-Fires |publisher=Weather Underground |accessdate=29 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.efsyn.gr/arthro/i-deyteri-pio-foniki-pyrkagia-ston-21o-aiona-pagkosmios|title=Η δεύτερη πιο φονική πυρκαγιά στον 21ο αιώνα παγκοσμίως|date=25 July 2018|accessdate=26 July 2018}}
Casualties and damage
As of October 2022, 104 people were confirmed dead; the dead were identified as 50 women, 43 men, and 11 children (one infant).{{cite web | url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/811727/fotia-sto-mati-auti-einai-i-lista-ton-nekron/ | title=Φωτιά στο Μάτι: Αυτή είναι η λίστα των νεκρών | date=9 August 2018 | publisher=protothema| accessdate=9 August 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gr/2018/12/15/greece/100-oi-nekroi-sto-mati-ypekypse-enas-73xronos-egkaymatias/ | title=100 οι νεκροί στο Μάτι : Υπέκυψε ένας 73χρονος εγκαυματίας | date=15 December 2018 | publisher=in.gr| accessdate=15 December 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/812624/alert-fotia-sto-mati-stous-95-oi-nekroi-pethane-63hronos-sto-kat/ | title=Φωτιά στο Μάτι: Στους 95 οι νεκροί - Πέθανε 63χρονος στο ΚΑΤ | date=13 August 2018 | publisher=protothema| accessdate=13 August 2018}}{{cite web |title=Φωτιά στο Μάτι: Στους 96 οι νεκροί - Πέθανε 68χρονος στο ΚΑΤ |url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/812976/fotia-sto-mati-stous-96-oi-nekroi-pethane-68hronos-sto-kat/ |website=protothema |date=14 August 2018 |accessdate=14 August 2018}} The youngest was 6 months and the oldest 93 years old. The dead were 98 Greek, two Polish, one Irish, one Belgian, one Georgian nationals and one unidentified.{{cite web |title=102 πλέον οι νεκροί σε Ραφήνα και Μάτι |url=http://mati2307.gr/?p=724 |website=mati2307.gr|accessdate=28 April 2019}} The last victim died in October 2022, from health problems due to the fire. At least 164 adults and 23 children were taken to hospital with injuries, including 11 adults in serious condition. It was also reported that at least 15 of the injured later died in the hospital. Actress and radio presenter Chrysa Spiliotis and her husband were among the deaths.[https://www.news247.gr/koinonia/chrysa-spilioti-i-zoi-kai-o-tragikos-thanatos-tis-ithopoioy.6637390.html Χρύσα Σπηλιώτη - Η ζωή και ο τραγικός θάνατος της ηθοποιού] {{in lang|el}}
Thousands of vehicles, 4,000 homes, and 40,000 pine and olive trees were burned; the fire destroyed Mati and nearby Kokkino Limanaki.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44932366|title=Wildfires kill dozens on Greek coast|date=24 July 2018|publisher=BBC News}}{{Cite news |title='I'm looking for my mum', says young woman as number of dead from Greek fire rises |last1=Georgiopoulos |first1=George |last2=Kambas |first2=Michele |work=Reuters |date=25 July 2018 |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-wildfire/armageddon-fire-in-greece-kills-at-least-80-many-missing-idINKBN1KF1DR?edition-redirect=in}} About 400 people waded deep into the sea and waited hours to be rescued. Temperatures reached 800 °C, fanned by gale-force winds.
Cause
On 26 July 2018, the Mayor of Penteli, Dimitris Stergiou, claimed that the deadly fire that hit Mati in eastern Attica began
from a damaged cable at a utility pole.{{Cite news |url=http://www.enikos.gr/society/586651/dimarxos-pentelis-ston-realfm-978-h-fotia-xekinise-apo-ena-kommen |title= Mayor of Penteli: The fire begun from a power cable. |date=26 July 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2018}} In a press conference held on 26 July, Nikos Toskas, the Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, said that there are strong indications of arson, for the fires both in Kineta and Penteli.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newsbomb.gr/politikh/story/904015/fotia-live-toskas-exoyme-sovares-endeixeis-gia-egklimatikes-energeies-poy-aforoyn-emprismo |title= Φωτιά: Live Τόσκας: Έχουμε σοβαρές ενδείξεις για εγκληματικές ενέργειες που αφορούν εμπρησμό |date=26 July 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2018}} The defence minister Panos Kammenos said illegal constructions had exacerbated the situation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44966121|title = Greek fires: Residents 'worsened disaster' by illegal building|work = BBC News|date = 26 July 2018}}
The arson investigation department of the Hellenic Fire Service dismissed the arson theory on 27 July, stating the fire was probably started due to wood being burnt in Daou, Penteli. Kathimerini said the suspect's name was already known.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/28/greece-wildfires-firefighters-attack-government-response|title=Greek firefighters join public outcry at 'woeful' response to lethal wildfires|website=TheGuardian.com|date=28 July 2018}} A video obtained from a home security camera by the newspaper, showed that a fire started in a clearing near houses in Daou at 4:41 p.m. and quickly spread due to the wind.{{cite news| url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/231880/article/ekathimerini/news/video-footage-shows-minutes-mati-fire-broke-out |title=Video footage shows minutes Mati fire broke out |date=21 August 2021 |first=Yiannis |last=Souliotis |publisher=Ekathimerini}}
A 65-year old resident of the area was charged with multiple manslaughter, causing criminal harm through negligence and negligent arson. He is suspected of causing the fire after burning wood in his garden.{{Cite web|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/03/06/20-charged-over-mati-wildfires-that-killed-100-people|title = 20 Charged over Mati Wildfires That Killed 100 People - Greek City Times| date=6 March 2019 }}
Reconstruction plans
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The Mayor of Athens Giorgios Kaminis was in constant communication with the local authorities of the municipalities affected by the wildfires. The City of Athens commissioned a study to research and proposed an actionable and resilient reforestation plan, as well as collect funding through the Athens Partnership for those impacted.{{Cite news|url=https://athenspartnership.org/news/2018/7/27/support-reconstruction-efforts-after-attica-wildfires|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184212/https://athenspartnership.org/news/2018/7/27/support-reconstruction-efforts-after-attica-wildfires|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 August 2018|title=Support reconstruction efforts after Attica wildfires|work=ATHENS PARTNERSHIP|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}
During reconstruction and rescue around the wildfires Greek citizens, businesses and organizations banded together to aid one another. Businesses handed out free food and water to victims and first responders, organizations such as the Hellenic Center for Disease Prevention and Control launched donation drives, and citizens opened their homes for those impacted, both independently and through Airbnb.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pappaspost.com/solidarity-reigns-among-greeks-after-tragic-fires-in-attica/|title=Solidarity Reigns Among Greeks After Tragic Fires in Attica - The Pappas Post|date=2018-07-25|work=The Pappas Post|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}
Aftermath
In March 2019 a report was produced detailing many mistakes made by the authorities: mismanagement by police and fire services, and a lack of coordination between rescue agencies, had caused "chaos and a collapse of the system... criminal mistakes and omissions". During the wildfire of Mati, several prominent Greek news outlets did not cover the incident as an environmental issue, but rather a political event.{{Cite journal|last=Karyotakis|first=Minos-Athanasios|title=Covering the Wildfire of Mati in Greece: Undermining the Systemic Human Impact on the Environment|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1969986|journal=Journalism Practice|year=2021|volume=16 |issue=2–3 |pages=425–442|doi=10.1080/17512786.2021.1969986|s2cid=239652362}}
The Prime Minister visited Mati weeks after the fire, and promised to create a "model town" within a year. However, after a year, the town was not yet rebuilt and the land remained scorched. Home owners had by then received compensation of up to €6,000, but there were significant difficulties in getting permission to carry out repair work. Several residents started private court cases against the government.
In August 2021 similar wildfires struck large parts of Greece and Turkey, following a period of exceptionally high temperatures of up to 47 °C, albeit a general absence of strong or even medium winds.{{Cite news |title='Apocalyptic' scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire |last=Smith |first=Helena |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 August 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/07/apocalyptic-scenes-hit-greece-as-athens-besieged-by-fire}}
In April 2024, a court convicted and sentenced five former firefighting and disaster response officials were convicted and sentenced to between 15 and 111 years' imprisonment for multiple counts of criminal negligence resulting in injury and death from the fires. However, the court also allowed the sentences to be served concurrently and set the maximum amount of servable time to five years, and also allowed the defendants to pay a fine in lieu of actual imprisonment before being released. The owner of the property where the fire began was also sentenced to three years' imprisonment, but was released after he was also allowed to pay a fine instead. Fifteen other officials were also cleared of charges relating to the disaster.{{Cite news |title=5 former officials are convicted over Greece's deadliest wildfire but are freed after being fined |work=Associated Press |date=29 April 2024 |url= https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-deaths-athens-greece-trial-mati-4c7bfcfe501fa3295db1b72cd47aed4f}}
=International assistance=
Greece appealed for help from other countries to help tackle the fires and deal with the emergency situation by submitting a request through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism for international assistance with air and land assets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-wildfire-aid/greece-seeks-help-from-european-allies-to-tackle-raging-fires-idUSKBN1KD2AO|title=Greece seeks help from European allies to tackle raging fires|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en-US}} European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management arrived in Athens on 24 July to coordinate the EU assistance being provided to Greece through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism, helped mobilize planes, vehicles, medical personnel and firefighters from the EU countries. The EU's Copernicus satellite system has also been activated to provide the authorities with highly specialized maps.
The Greek minister Nikos Toskas said never before have there been so many offers to assist firefighting efforts, lauding the solidarity other countries have shown.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/07/24/world/europe/ap-eu-greece-forest-fire-the-latest.html|title=The Latest: Desperate Greeks Search for Missing After Fires |date=24 July 2018 |accessdate=24 July 2018}}
The following countries responded:
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- {{flag|Albania}} – {{Currency|100000|code=euro}} in financial aid to deal with the emergency situation.{{cite news |url=http://www.albaniannews.com/index.php?idm=22542&mod=2 |title=Wildfires, Albanian Government Offers EUR 100.000 to Greece |agency=Albanian Daily News |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726005703/http://www.albaniannews.com/index.php?idm=22542&mod=2 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}
- {{flag|Australia}} – Offered assistance if needed.{{cite news |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-to-help-greece-in-wildfires-aftermath|title=Australia to help Greece in wildfires aftermath |agency=SBS News |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Austria}}{{cite news |url=https://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1376780/poies-xores-antapokrithikan-stis-ekkliseis-tis-elladas-gia-boitheia|title=Ποιες χώρες ανταποκρίθηκαν στις εκκλήσεις της Ελλάδας για βοήθεια |agency=naftemporiki |date=27 July 2018 |accessdate=27 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Armenia}} – Offered assistance if needed.{{cite news |url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/941662|title=Armenia ready to provide wildfire emergency assistance to Greece if requested |agency=Armenpress |date=24 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Bulgaria}}{{cite news |url=https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/07/25/eu-mobilises-further-support-against-devastating-fires-in-greece/|title=EU mobilises further support against devastating fires in Greece |agency=The Sofia Globe|date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Canada}}
- {{flag|Croatia}} – Two Canadair CL-415 water-tanker planes.{{cite news |url=https://www.apnews.com/97a0c5f3fb9540d1a2807f2764a11fd6/The-Latest:-Greek-leader-declares-3-days-of-mourning|title=The Latest: Desperate Greeks search for missing after fires |work=AP News |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-latest-athens-dead-updates-europe-firefighting-planes-canadair-a8462496.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-latest-athens-dead-updates-europe-firefighting-planes-canadair-a8462496.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Greece wildfires latest: European countries send fire-fighting planes amid desperate attempts to stop deadly blazes spreading|last=Sharman|first=Jon|date=25 July 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=25 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}
- {{flag|Cyprus}} – Fire engines, personnel and {{Currency|10000000|code=euro}} in financial aid.{{cite news |url=http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/521273/oikonomiki-voitheia-ypsous-10-ek-euro-pros-ellada-apo-kypro|title=Οικονομική βοήθεια ύψους 10 εκ. ευρώ προς Ελλάδα από Κύπρο |accessdate=25 July 2018 |agency=Sigma Live |date=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Czech Republic}}
- {{flag|France}}
- {{flag|Georgia}}
- {{flag|Israel}}{{cite news |title=Israel offers aid to Greece as wildfires rage near Athens |url=https://www.jpost.com/International/Israel-offers-aid-to-Greece-as-wildfires-rage-near-Athens-563251 |accessdate=24 July 2018 |agency=Jpost Inc. |publisher=Jpost Inc. |date=24 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-offers-greece-help-in-battling-deadly-wild-fires/|title=Israel offers Greece help in battling deadly wild fires|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en-US}}
- {{flag|Italy}} – Two Canadair CL-415 water-tanker planes.{{cite news |title=2 Italy Canadairs to leave for Greece |url=http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/24/2-italy-canadairs-to-leave-for-greece_0c8d5a8f-96d1-4311-8b7b-ec8d5b6eeafb.html |accessdate=24 July 2018 |agency=ansa.it |publisher=ansa.it |date=24 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Germany}}
- {{flag|Hungary}}
- {{flag|Republic of North Macedonia}} – 6,000,000 denars (about {{Currency|100000|code=euro}}) in financial aid in dealing with the emergency situation.{{cite news |url=https://www.apnews.com/97a0c5f3fb9540d1a2807f2764a11fd6/The-Latest:-Pope-prays-for-victims-of-Greek-fires |title=The Latest: Desperate Greeks search for missing after fires |agency=APNews |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Malta}}
- {{flag|Montenegro}}
- {{flag|Poland}} – Two teams of the State Fire Service were provided to support the rescue and fire-fighting operation.{{cite news |url=https://polandinenglish.info/38223487/greece-wildfires-polish-president-extends-condolences |title=Greece wildfires: Polish president extends condolences |agency=Poland In English |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726005721/https://polandinenglish.info/38223487/greece-wildfires-polish-president-extends-condolences |archive-date=26 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}
- {{flag|Portugal}} – Portugal has offered the assistance of 50 firefighters, in the scope of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2018/07/24/portugal-vai-enviar-ajuda-para-combate-a-incendios-na-grecia/|title=Portugal disponibilizou-se a ajudar no combate a incêndios na Grécia|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=24 July 2018|agency=Observador|language=pt}}
- {{flag|Romania}} – A C-27 J Spartan airplane configured for firefighting and a C-130 Hercules aircraft for logistic support, as well as a total of 20 soldiers.{{cite news |url=https://m.adevarul.ro/international/europa/portile-infernului-s-au-deschis-atena-incendiile-ucis-putin-74-oameni-1_5b5758e1df52022f7596dcec/index.html |title=Porţile Infernului s-au deschis lângă Atena: incendiile au ucis cel puţin 74 de oameni|agency=Adevărul |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Russia}}{{cite news |url=http://tass.com/politics/1014619|title=Putin offers Greece help in combating wildfires|agency=TASS |date=24 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Serbia}}{{cite web|url=https://www.liberal.gr/arthro/213802/epikairotita/2018/anachorei-i-kupriaki-apostoli-purosbeston-gia-na-sundramei-stin-attiki.html|title=Κύπρος και Ισπανία συνδράμουν την Ελλάδα - Έτοιμες να βοηθήσουν Τουρκία, Βουλγαρία, Σερβία, Ρωσία και Ισραήλ|website=www.liberal.gr|accessdate=26 July 2018|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012956/https://www.liberal.gr/arthro/213802/epikairotita/2018/anachorei-i-kupriaki-apostoli-purosbeston-gia-na-sundramei-stin-attiki.html|url-status=dead}}
- {{flag|Spain}} – Two Canadair CL-415 water-tanker planes.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/97a0c5f3fb9540d1a2807f2764a11fd6 |title=The Latest: Greece says Italian planes helping firefight |work=AP News |date=24 July 2018 |accessdate=24 July 2018}}
- {{flag|Switzerland}}
- {{flag|Turkey}}
- {{flag|United States}} – Surveillance of the wildfires with drones, to help spot and fight fires more quickly.{{cite news |url=https://www.armyvoice.gr/2018/07/fotia-stin-attiki-amerikanika-drones-sillegoun-plirofories/|title=Φωτιά στην Αττική: Αμερικάνικα Drones συλλέγουν πληροφορίες |website=Army Voice |date=24 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR300 EMSR300: Forest Fires in Attika, Greece (damage grading and delineation maps)] – Copernicus Emergency Management Service
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