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Procedures for compensations to Attica fire victims are underway – The platform will be open by August 21

By August 21, the platform for support measures for fire victims in Attica will be open, said Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Triantopoulos, on Wednesday morning.

Two Kurds arrested on foot of warrant

Two Turkish nationals of Kurdish origin were arrested on Tuesday in the northern Attican town of Oropos on foot of an arrest warrant, police have said.

Some years ago, the two men were sentenced in absentia to 3 years' and 9 months' imprisonment, respectively, for an incident in 2019 in which they assaulted police at a campsite in Evia.

A 25 km fire front continues to burns out of control in Attica! (VIDEOS-PHOTOS)

The fire in Barnabas, on the forest fire that started from Kalamos on Sunday afternoon, was rampant, and it quickly became too large for many to complain that there was mismanagement of the situation.

Shortly after 10:45, there was a great resurgence in the mountain with firefighters using bulldozers in order to open up roads to get close to the flames and try to limit the front.

A Hellish night for the people of Attica & Zakynthos as fires burn everything on their path! (PHOTOS)

Extremely difficult is the night in Kalamos, as the big fire rages unchecked, burning a dense pine forest in the houses scattered around the area.

The mayor of Oropos urged the inhabitants of the Agioi Apostoloi to evacuate the area immediately.