Dionysos, Greece

The platform arogi.gov.gr opened today, Tuesday, August 20, 2024, for submitting applications for those affected by the August 11, 2024, fires in Attica. The platform is open until Wednesday, September 4, and applies to:

Inspectors have condemned 40 homes for demolition and declared another 64 temporarily unfit for use, following last week's fires in northeastern Attica which burned about 10,000 hectares of land.

The inspections were carried out in the municipalities of Dionysos, Halandri, Marathon, Pallini, Penteli, Rafina-Pikermi, and Oropos and Vrilissia.

The platform where people who incurred damages from this week's Attica wildfire can apply for compensation will open on August 21, according to Deputy Civil Protection Minister Christos Triandopoulos. Inspections in the affected municipalities are ongoing, with 130 having been conducted by Thursday. 

On-site inspections of ancient monuments in Dionyssos, Marathon and Penteli continued Wednesday by the Antiquities Ephorate of East Attica to assess possible fire damage.

Teams of the General Directorate for the Rehabilitation of the Effects of Natural Disasters of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Policy began the process of recording damage on Tuesday in the aftermath of the devastating fire that ripped through northern Athens on Sunday and Monday.

The Interior Ministry has allocated emergency funding to eight municipalities in Attica affected by recent wildfires.

The total amount of 4.7 million euros was agreed upon after discussions between the interior and finance ministries, the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, and the mayors of northeastern Attica.

A wildfire reignited in Dionysos, northern Attica, on Tuesday, in a remote area near Mount Penteli.

A news website reported that water bombers have been requested to tackle the blaze as stronger winds are expected.

The area around the new outbreak is already burned and authorities believe that with prompt aerial intervention the flames can be effectively managed.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair a crucial meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to address the severe wildfire crisis in Attica.

The ongoing wildfire in Attica has caused massive destruction, consuming over 100,000 acres, with at least 100 homes, numerous businesses, and public buildings reduced to ashes. The fire, which claimed the life of a woman in a workshop in Chalandri, has devastated areas like Penteli, Marathonas, and Dionysos.

The largest wildfire to hit Greece this year raged for a second day on Monday, spreading to the suburbs of Athens, displacing hundreds of residents, burning cars, houses and trees in its wake and enveloping the city with smoke and ash.