Overview

• The blaze erupted around 12:30 p.m. local time on June 26 in Palaia Fokaia and Thymari, about 50 kilometers east of Athens.
• Authorities evacuated five villages and closed the main coastal road as flames threatened homes and olive groves.
• Over 130 firefighters, backed by volunteers, two coast guard vessels and roughly a dozen aircraft have been deployed to battle the fires.
• Gale-force winds and temperatures near 40°C have driven the fire front and hampered containment efforts.
• Greek Civil Protection has issued a very high fire danger warning for Attica and the northern Aegean through Saturday.