Greek authorities pledge full support to fire-stricken areas, as country mourns 74 casualties
Xinhua | Updated: 2018-07-25 09:31
Greek citizens nationwide also expressed their solidarity with people in the fire-stricken areas. People queued to donate blood for the injured or medical and food supplies. In social media, others offered to open their homes to families left homeless.
The Greek government has also received numerous messages of solidarity and support from countries across the world. Personnel and water dropping aircrafts from Cyprus and Spain were assisting Greek forces on Tuesday to contain the last fronts.
While the situation at eastern Attica had improved by Tuesday sunset, as a precautionary move, authorities evacuated three communities near Loutraki and a children's camp in the Alepochori area in western Attica, as the fire in Kineta, 50 km west of Athens, picked up on Tuesday, Greek national news agency AMNA reported.
The blaze which started on Monday noon at this resort town has also scorched down a pine forest and dozens of homes, according to the Fire Service.