
The Aegean Suffocates Under Smoke from Deadly Turkish Wildfires
Thick smoke and burnt air reach Greek islands and the mainland — 13 dead in Turkey as massive fires rage near the Dardanelles.
Thick smoke and burnt air reach Greek islands and the mainland — 13 dead in Turkey as massive fires rage near the Dardanelles.
Ο καπνός προέρχεται από την Τουρκία
Αποπνικτική η ατμόσφαιρα πάνω από το Αιγαίο Πέλαγος
Η πυρκαγιά που ξέσπασε λίγο μετά τις 15:00 σε δασική περιοχή έχει δυναμική και χαρακτηρίζεται δύσκολη.
According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), strong northerly winds—reaching up to 9 Beaufort locally—are expected across the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese, and the eastern Aegean. The Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection has marked at least 10 regions, including Attica, in the “red zone” for extreme fire risk.
“Athens, whose wider metropolitan area is home to 3.6 million people, narrowly avoided a catastrophic fire—but only just,” the FT article notes, reminding readers of the devastating fire in 2024, when flames reached the Halandri area after passing through Penteli.