Monday's fire, which sent residents and tourists scrambling to safety, was one of several that broke out in the country amid a heat wave, with authorities declaring a state of emergency in the western and eastern parts of Attica.
N. Pagiotelis: "The disaster will be greater if weather conditions do not improve"
Nikos Pagiotelis, ERT Journalist and volunteer firefighter Source: AAP-AP-Thanassis Stavrakis
Nikos Pagiotelis, a Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) journalist and volunteer firefighter spoke to SBS Greek about the worst Greek forest fires in a decade that killed more than 20 people and injured many more near Athens on Monday.
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