By boat, car, and on foot, thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate and flee their homes as forest fires rage through northern Athens, Greece.
The fires began earlier this week, and were stoked by record-breaking heat reaching 115.3 degrees Fahrenheit. As firefighters and emergency services work to put out the flames, local government has promised to provide hotel accommodations for those in need.
1.Seeking safety, residents in Afidnes, Greece carried their belongings away from the fires.
2.The local electric company shut down a distributor in the area as a precaution.
3.And firefighters worked to contain flames in a largely wooded area.
4.Water-bombing aircrafts joined efforts to extinguish the fire.
5.And helicopters came to assist as well.
6.All crews worked on containment.
7.The backdrop of all photos show thick clouds of smoke in the sky.
