Local resident tryi to dominate the flames using branches during a wildfire near Penteli, 12 August 2024. Greece's civil protection authorities ordered the evacuation of several towns in the north-eastern suburbs of Athens, threatened by a violent fire that started the day before and is spreading. European Union said that four countries -- Italy, France, the Czech Republic and Romania -- would send assistance at the request of Greece which is combating a massive wildfire burning through Athens suburbs. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP)