Athens (IP) - Forests and residential areas in the northern suburbs of Athens, the capital of Greece, are engulfed in terrible fires.

Iran PressEurope: The fire that broke out on Sunday has not yet been completely brought under control.

Residents of different areas could not sleep throughout the night.

Civil Defense Department continued to send fire alerts to residents in different areas on mobile phones.

The forest fire spread rapidly due to strong winds and reached other areas, and soon the northern area of ​​Athens was engulfed in flames.

Areas have been evacuated of residents. The children's hospital and the military hospital were also immediately evacuated.

On the other hand, the firefighting team, which includes hundreds of foot brigades, dozens of fire brigade vehicles, helicopters and airplanes, has not been able to completely extinguish the fire.

Smoke engulfed the northern part of the city of Athens, with ash flying into the air, making it difficult for citizens to breathe.

Until now no casualties have been reported.

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