Greece wildfires: Thousands flee Athens suburbs as Europe sends help
Thousands were been forced to flee their homes on Tuesday, as firefighters battled to contain Greece's worst wildfire this year and EU members raced to help.
ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes around the Greek capital, as firefighters battled Tuesday to contain the country's worst wildfire so far this year and European Union members raced to send support.
As the deadly inferno raged for a third day, flames tore through towns northeast of Athens before reaching the city’s suburbs, where residents evacuated their homes and many put on masks to breathe through the heavy, smoke-thickened air.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Susan Nesmith, who just days ago traveled to Greece from Alabama for a wedding, told NBC News. “I’ve never seen a fire like this or clouds like we’ve seen all over Greece. Everywhere we go, you look up and it’s there.”
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