Скачать или смотреть Wildfire threatens homes southeast of Athens as strong winds hamper response

(8 Aug 2025)
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Keratea, Greece - 8 August 2025
1. Tracking shot of firefighting plane dropping water on fire; pulls out to show firetruck arriving on scene
2. Close-up of wildfire
3. Wide of wildfire in olive grove
4. Close-up of flames
5. Various of firefighters and efforts to extinguish flames
6. Close-up of firefighter
7. Wide of firefighting efforts
8. Wide of helicopter dropping water on fire
9. Various of local residents filling buckets with water to help extinguish fire
10. Close-up of section of tree in flames
11. Wide of burnt area with burning tree
12. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Eleftheria, last name not given, local resident:
"They (the firefighters) managed to make the impossible possible, but suddenly there was a massive gust, it flared up (the fire), turned it around, and brought it toward us over here. And this is the result. I grew up here. This is my home. I moved from Athens just recently to spend the rest of my life here in the countryside. But that's okay. We will pull through."
13. Wide of residents leaving; Eleftheria seen embracing fire fighters and then leaving area
14. Reverse of local residents, including distressed elderly woman leaving area
15. Various of firefighters seen through smoke trying to extinguish fire
16. Tracking shot of smoke-filled road
17. Fire on side of road
18. Water-dropping plane flying
19. Water-dropping plane collecting water from sea
20. Wide of smoke rising from behind hill
21. Flames seen on hill
22. Various of evacuated residents looking at scene
23. Various of fire-fighting plane dropping water as smoke is seen rising from hill
STORYLINE:
A fast-moving wildfire on Friday forced a series of evacuations southeast of the capital Athens.

The blaze approached residential areas as firefighters battled strong winds.

The fire advanced over scrub-covered hillsides in the Keratea region, spreading through an area with scattered homes, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Athens.

The Fire Service said one man was found dead during evacuation.

There were no additional details.

As the flames tore through clusters of homes, gas canisters used for cooking exploded, cars went up in flames and residents battled from porches to save their homes.

Eleftheria, a local resident who only gave her first name, filled plastic buckets full of water, joined by her 86-year-old mother who struggled to stand because of the high winds.

Firefighting planes and helicopters swooped over the flames that sent thick black clouds of smokes toward coastal areas.

Authorities deployed 190 firefighters supported by volunteers, and police blocked traffic in the area to allow fire trucks through.

Strong winds disrupted ferry services at ports around Athens.

AP Video by Srdjan Nedeljkovic
Production by Derek Gatopoulos and Theodora Tongas

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