There have been mass evacuations north of Athens as wildfires tear through vast areas of pine forest and get closer to the Greek capital.
Thousands of people have now fled their homes, while others have been fighting to put out the flames.
Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from northern Athens, Greece.
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At least Greece has fire fighting aircrafts,Turkey doesn’t have a single!
Are you from Mars? Lol 😆
Erdoğan, Piroman Sultan
The aircraft fighting fire in Turkey are from Russia,Ukraine, Spain and one helicopter from Azerbaijan.
Greece had one of the biggest firefighting air fleets in Europe this year but it didn’t prevent the catastrophe.
With 100 fires in a single day you need more than 100 airplanes and none have them. Also the airplanes are not cars, to use them, let them and use them again. They need maintance after few hours of flight.
@Imuti Mwiti lol now I’m sure he is not from Earth. He is a alien👽
Wars…viruses …floods ..fires …who behind all this
God! Time for the judgement of the Western nations!
QAYAMAT OF AL LAH ON 🇬🇷 FOR ATTACKING TURKEY 🇹🇷.
YA RAB HELP ALL HUMANS AMEEN
Aamin
*I invite everyone for quran recitation thank you* ❤❤💔💔🙏🙏
Hey god.. keep our fire fighters safe.. 🙏
If you’re looking for away to help the environment you can switch to ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees.
We need all world leaders help with this instead of fighting
@Zero Tolerence For Haters but this is the worst one?
@Hoetato U think so???
@Zero Tolerence For Haters idk
@Zero Tolerence For Haters fam u high? Every country has wildfires, its just that these ones are the worst in years
@Mrbigsmoke Smoke I said California been burning every year for the past 20 or 30 years…Is it the same in turkey?
The end time sign 🤔
Nah, they already caught 2 people that had the purpose of starting another fire. In mine opinion its man made.
MASHALLAH 🤣🤣🤣 🇵🇰 ❤ 🇹🇷
Idiot why are you laughing at human’s death
As a turk Delete your comment please
@snuggmoney Türk maşallah yazar.Türk değildir.Ayrıca Türkler yakmıştır değil mi yunan ormanlarını…Allah’ım ne büyüksün.Ağaçlara,hayvanlara ve masumlara üzüldüm sadece.İftira atanlar iftiralarında boğulsun.
Only Kassandra can help Athen now.
Leonidas applied to fight
GREECE 🇬🇷 💩 💩
😥😥😥
Human will lose to nature… nature wil strike hard to humans … and ders nothing we can do… human destroyed earth itself… and its too late to save it 🤔🤔🤔
Nah, they caught 2 people trying to create another fire. Propably its man made
God he can’t even talk… I’m so incredibly sorry 😞😞😞😞❤️
True the little god made with men’s hands cannot talk.. But the Lord God Almighty who made men and women the sun moon and stars and this Earth and all planets can talk, hear and Roars like thunder; but because of our sins and disobedience to His Holy word he will not hear until you acknowledge Him and Repent.
@Keith Matthews yap
OUR Creator created Mother Nature in Balance And We humans are disturbing The Equilibrium,And this Is the Results of Disturbing that BALANCE WE ARE intelligent creatures and stupid at the same Time
🙏🏽🙏🏽 🇬🇷🇬🇷
Mother natures fury? They have already said it was arson
@ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ / Daedalus And they spontaneously combust? What do you mean?
@Brem No i mean that a small fire turns to a vast wildfire in few minutes.
Greece is used of fires every summer but this summer, after the long heatwaves the fires turn to mega fires in few hours.
Sometimes it might be arsonists other times from garbages thrown somewhere in a forest.
@ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ / Daedalus What causes the ignition of such fires?
Being hot and dry creates great fuel for a fire, but it doesn’t start them.
@Brem still none knows, we already arrested few arsonists. Some times it is the public electricity cables which pass through forests.
@ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ / Daedalus Then they happened because of poor infrastructure maintenance.
THE MAIN_ Question is butressed in ABSENCE OF coordinate effort from Authorities in charge of to tear windfires down. There’snt enough firefighters and volunteers are not ready for combat.
Allah tomi pritibir sobaike abr 100 bosor er jonno maf kore dau 😞🙏🙏🙏🙏
Looks like “someone” is manipulating a dry season
I appreciate and respect the front line workers,
It’s sad that those hoses full of tsatsiki are so heavy, maybe Greeks have to use water
so so sad thinking of all prayers stay safe
Nahum 1:6- Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are broken up by Him.
Psalm 21:9- You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:
for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth fadeth away,
the world languisheth fadeth away,
the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth,
and they that dwell therein are desolate:
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned,
and few men left. Isaiah 24, 3-6
Our sins have become unbearable by universe and so now our punishment has just began look what is happening in every part of the world it’s destruction we have forgotten that we are human beings we are worst than devils so punishment has began.
I am from Greece and after 10 days of heatwave with temperatures over 40 degrees everything is dry and everything is burning.
The Greek forests are made mostly of pine trees which are fire’s “best firend”. The pine tree has numerus of pines which works as “granades”, it explode and jumps dozens of meters away to dry grass spreading new fires to different directions.
Finally Greece is 80% mountainous country and in many casaes only ther airplanes make the diference. Despite the fact that Greece had one of the biggest firefighting air fleets in Europe this year we could’t prevent this catastrophe.
Türkler yakmıştır.!!!
Thank you for that information. I very much wish you and your family well
@aziz sipahi indian stop!
@Orkun dislike İRONİ YAPTIM.
I pray for safety of all the Greek people along with there family and friends from kashmir ❤️🙏 stay safe
As a Turk, I feel sorry for the neighboring country Greece, we have a common pain.
@aziz sipahi Yunanistan türkiye’ye yardım teklif etti ama türkiye hayır dedi
@Fetz Yalan atın ama destekli atın.Vazgeçen Yunanistan.
@Fetz Kısacası YALANINIZ BİLE YALAN.
@meladee kenzee AmeriKKKa is being judged
@panos475 maybe it would help in creating a firegap by using bombing👍
Thank you for sharing this video
Very dangerous and heartbreaking times we live in. Make no mistake Jesus said these prophetic events would happen before his return. God’s is warning the world of The return of Jesus Christ through
Droughts, famine,wars and plagues(covid)
(Matthew 24, Luke 21, Mark 13.)
We’re living in the last days. If you don’t know Jesus as your Lord & savior👉 today is the day.
Jesus loves you🙂 and died on the cross for your sins and mine. He rose the 3rd day so we could have a relationship with him and have life even after we die. Pray to Jesus Christ and
Trust Him He will not let you down!
God bless each and every one of you
🩸LIVE FOR GOD BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU🩸
If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved. By believing you receive God’s approval, and by declaring your faith you are saved.
Romans 10:9-10
Amen. Prophet Isaiah spoke about wildfires: The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:
for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth fadeth away,
the world languisheth fadeth away,
the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth,
and they that dwell therein are desolate:
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned,
and few men left. Isaiah 24, 3-6
where are all the useless priests and cops??
Don’t rely on government or authorities, rely on fellow humans beside you
Yes because those fellow humans are fantastically intelligent and would never do anything stupid…
@Brem Governments bought us to this situation. I believe in direct action rather than government.
@Ricardo Pontes Yes, anarchy would be much better than this…
>turkey
>fire
thanx giving is here
I would fired this reporter immediately, asking a man who is in deep emotional pain, stupid questions!
So sad for all of you.
Horrible
I appreciate how people are so kind and full of empathy to their fellows brothers/sisters, animals and lands suffering these devastations. But why are so few people kind and empathetic to us of the black diaspora, to our plundered lands and heritages in Africa, to our animals and to our resources? Why most people don’t care about us in our plights and our devastations? it’s been hundreds of years now; and still no mercies. So, what are the reasons? No one has given us reparations or restorations. Africa is still plundered by the nations through laws, colonialism and by treat of weapons. So, where is the empathy for us?
Much 🙏 s and love, ❤ from someone in the 🇺🇸 to the people in 🇬🇷 bless you for trying to help pets❤
Our prayers with you all
It’s all useless
deadly dangerous cannot handles fire and never ending story every year and it is endemic wildfire in europe
Hey, let’s probe this poor mans emotional distress for some cheap titillation for our viewers.
I’m sure all the firefighters feel exactly the same.
HAPPY NEWRUZ 🤣😂🤣😂 GREECE DESERVED THAT ..
A healthy environment is essential for human health and well-being. So, can we stop saying vegan diet is not healthy now? Let’s stop with the compulsive consumption all together. And let’s reduce our environmental impact. It’s high time, don’t you think?
@BremThe world won’t turn vegan but maybe people should consider reducing their meat and dairy consumption. I usually encourage people to consider a flexitarian diet. We should also consider minimalism, it’s not that hard either.
@HuMaN LiFe iS PoLLuTioN!i! People eating less meat and dairy is precisely the reason the farmers switched to crops and the amoint if irrigation required has destroyed the local rivers. Where you could once go swimming, there is no water. Where you could catch fish, there are no fish.
Going vegan as a way to help the world sounds great until you see what damage it can do to local ecosystems.
The issue is not what people eat. It’s how many people there are, and how much they eat.
@Brem Countries rich in water like India and Lebanon allow sewage water to end up in rivers without any treatment. It’s not how big is the population but how governments work and function. They just don’t care. Also, as I have seen in some documentaries there is about 70 billion farm animals world wide and the wastes also go untreated into water. So… I don’t know, we just have to try, and we need governments to take actions.
@HuMaN LiFe iS PoLLuTioN!i! India is a perfect example of population being a problem.
And you don’t think all the chemicals sprayed on crops goes into the water?
@Brem I know, It’s not one thing, all areas should be covered. All sides of the problem need to be covered.
so why these fires didn’t happen only in turkey and Greece, we have the hottest weather why didn’t we catch it!? they are invented to keep the coasts busy
I heard in parts of Europe people cant develop land unless it is not natural any more such as after a fire. Suddenly fires seem to break out in the same areas people want developed. That is why there is a lot of arson.
Allah akbar come on irrelevant ANGLO SAXON LED EXTINCTION TOO. Celebration & festival begins.
Plus NORMALITY too.
I know you are not a Muslim if you are SHAME ON YOU
leader of every nations talk about climate change and global warming but they are not worried about fire in turkey and Greece… Every nation on earth should send assistance.
Joel 2 vers 29al 31.
solidarity in this harsh moment from italy to the greek brothers
Hey brother! Much love from Greece to you and to our Turkish brothers and all who are suffering during these difficult times. God bless.
This is very painful to watch, so much going on in world in different places all at once. Super heart breaking. 😪
there is a snot hanging out of your nose, wipe it off before you type!
Solidarity to the Greek people and the Turkish people. Climate-change is a worldwide problem. It needs global solutions. Every country needs to participate in this fight.
Exactly
Hephaestus is mad. Repent or whatever works for him
It’s not hephestus it’s people that put fires…. All for money…
Why does he ask him how he is feeling when its obvious how he is feeling🙄
So oo sad 💔💔💔😭😭😭 God please help this people 🙏 🙏🙏🙏
People of the world REPENT! Seek Jesus with all your heart before it’s too late. He’s coming back. Jesus loves us so much. He died on the cross for our sins and shed his precious BLOOD to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Worship Jesus and give him glory. Read your Holy Bible.
Noah helped with global warming. He cut down millions of trees to build an ark.
Amen.
“BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY” REVELATION 22:12
These fires are not related to your fictitious storybook.
@Route5 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:
for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth fadeth away,
the world languisheth fadeth away,
the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth,
and they that dwell therein are desolate:
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned,
and few men left. Isaiah 24, 3-6.
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12, 10
Oh wow.
🤣 🤣 🤣 We warned many times… Now suffer AND die.. 🥰 👈☝️… On judgment day your horror will start👈🥰🙏🏽😇
Polish guard is already on the way 46 vehicles and over 143 firefighters stay there
We thank you from HELLAS
Don’t forget to buy travel insurance before you fly off on holiday.
You may loose your f**king luggage.
August 2021. Planet Earth.
Be positive ❤🙏🏻
Omg I loooove Greece.. Omg what’s happening, fire so huge 😲 covid is not done, another burden in their life, God pls help them 💪
Judgement. More to come!
exactly…this is just a beginning …big flood for North America is next …repent and seek Yeshua (Jesus) or perish
Karma
nope arson
@Lumièrd yes karma against Greeks
👍
@Jaw Shark Adonai Tzva’ot is against rebellious nation !!!!
Greek women love African men! ❤️ Bigblacksausage
California is burning now too…
Fire in Greece! This is Not climate change but business government. Many people leaves from villages. The prine minister Mistotakis have shares in ‘Terna Energy company’ this is wild energy park Electricity. Him and Mr Gerapetritis the general minister his womens father is president and the owner of the company. This is a reason fires is everywhere all of this areas because they want to make business. The situation is tragic the trees of Natura animal and bees burns. The environmental and national Natura in Greece now destroy everything
I am Algerian I am sorry for what happen in Greece and turkey
My heart goes to these people as I’ve seen this upfront here in Australia in the 2009 fires in Victoria that killed 173 people.
Cut all the home near trees. Its save from fire your home
Iljastina Is Back
Tylko razem jesteśmy silni . Nie ważne z jakiego kraju jesteśmy musimy sobie pomagać na wzajem nawet jak dany kraj jest bardzo daleko od naszego kraju . Trzymajcie się tam bardzo wam współczuję
قلوبنا معكم تركيا العراق💔
Pravoslavna zemljo ,poletali avioni da bombarduju nedužni narod iz pravoslavne Srbije,stigla vas Božja kazna
God bless the people
Dear friend, genuine repentance and recitation of those words will protect you from calamities:
“F a l u n D a f a is Good” and “Truth, Compassion, Forbearance is Good”.
F a l u n D a f a is a spiritual self cultivation practice that is based on the principles of the Universe:
真 Truthfulness
善 Compassion
忍 Forbearance
It involves gentle exercises and meditation. Thanks to F a l u n D a f a,
millions of people regain health, peace of mind and obtain spiritual
fulfilment. Since the year 1999 this peaceful practice has been brutally
persecuted by the CCP in China.
The situation on the planet is catastrophic !! Watch the conference “Global Crisis. Shocking information, but we still have a chance!”
Reduce Greenhouse gases
Global Warming
Climate change
End times friends. GOD’S WRATH.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:
for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth fadeth away,
the world languisheth fadeth away,
the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth,
and they that dwell therein are desolate:
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned,
and few men left. Isaiah 24, 3-6. Adonai Tzva’ot is no longer waiting…
Polish firefighters 46 vehicles and 134 firefighters will reach Greece in a few hours 🇵🇱💪
My condolences to those who lost their homes in Greece and Turkey.