Athens Threatened by Wildfires

A man desperately tries to save his home from the fire in Agios Stefanos, Athens
Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP / Getty

Fire Duty
A man desperately tries to save his home from the fire in Agios Stefanos, Athens. Thousands of people in the capital's northern suburbs have been forced to leave their homes. Almost all of the approximately 10,000 inhabitants of Agios Stefanos fled on Sunday, either by vehicle or on foot.

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