Attica wildfires

A wildfire erupted on Tuesday afternoon in a forested area in the region of Serres, northern Greece.

The blaze was burning near Melenikitsi.

Firefighters are responding with 40 personnel, 18 fire engines and three aircraft, according to the Fire Department.

A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in a forested area near Platanitsa, Kalavryta, in the Peloponnese.

Authorities dispatched 42 firefighters along with two ground teams and 12 vehicles, as well as two aircraft and two helicopters to combat the blaze.

The European Civil Protection Mechanism has mobilized three firefighting aircraft, two from Italy and one from Croatia, to assist Greek first responders as they battle a large wildfire that has been burning in the south of the country for three days.

The EU has also launched emergency satellite mapping via its Copernicus system to provide maps for the local authorities. 

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday in Marathon, eastern Attica. has been partially contained by firefighting forces. 

Early in the morning at the Nea Makri fire station on the outskirts of Athens, dozens of firefighters gather in front of their fire trucks for the morning roll call. Look closely and you'll see that most of their uniforms are emblazoned with the word "Pompierii." This is the latest group of Romanian firefighters to visit the country as part of the EU Prepositioning Program.

The Copernicus/Emergency Management Service has been activated for the immediate mapping of areas of the Region of Attica, affected by forest fires that occurred on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June.

Children attending summer camps have been evacuated from three private schools in the eastern Attica area as a precautionary measure due to local wildfires.

The trial regarding the response to the deadly fire that ripped through the East Attica suburb of Mati in July 2018, which killed more than 100 people and left dozens injured, will finally reach its conclusion on April 29 at the first instance.

Over 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles, and 12 aircraft have been mobilized by the European Commission, "helping to battle the flames across Greece," European Commission spokesperson for Budget and Human Resources, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Balazs Ujvari said in a statement uploaded on social media on Monday.

A volunteer with Dog's Voice looks after a puppy rescued from this week's Attica wildfires. The non-governmental organization took in 444 cats and dogs and managed to reunite or rehome most of them, with 74 still in its care at an emergency shelter set up at a disused quarry in the Athens suburb of Galatsi, it said in an announcement on Friday. [Dog's Voice/Facebook]