Overview

• Fifty-two new wildfires broke out within 24 hours on July 26, of which 44 were contained at their initial stages.
• Authorities issued evacuation orders in the villages of Kryoneri and Drosopigi as flames threatened residential areas north of Athens.
• The Greek Fire Service has mobilized 145 firefighters, 44 engines, 10 planes and seven helicopters and has requested six additional EU firefighting aircraft.
• Temperatures forecast to peak at 44°C have prompted Red Category 5 alerts across Attica, the Peloponnese and key islands.
• Scientists warn that climate change is intensifying droughts and heatwaves, turning the Mediterranean into a growing wildfire hotspot.