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epa09409417 Residents and volunteers watch the development of the fire in a forest area near the village of Kamatriades in Evia, on the night of 10 August 2021 (issued on 11 August 2021). Fires that broke out in Attica and Evia island this week have burned more than a quarter of a million stremmas, the National Observatory of Athens' center Beyond said on 08 August. Some 76,150 stremmas (7,615 hectares) have been burnt so far in northern Attica. In Evia island the surface area of burnt land is measured at 197,940 stremmas (19,794 hectares). These figures concern only the fires in Attica and Evia, but dozens of large fires have affected several areas across the country. EPA-EFE/SPIROS KOUROS
By Sotiris Nikas
A blaze in the Varnavas area, some 35 kilometres northeast of Athens, was fanned by strong winds and prompted authorities to halt traffic and urge residents to evacuate the area. Some 250 firefighters were attempting to contain the outbreak using helicopters, and local media said a number of properties have been destroyed.
Separate blazes broke out in Megara, another area close to Athens, and in Eretria on the island of Evia and in Filiates in the Thesprotia region.
