Wildfires over the past few years. but the locals here tell me that they have never seen wildfires like this. and never seen it so close to their homes. they are absolutely distraught. the emotions are incredibly high as you can see taking conditions and the situation into their own hands in belief that they can save their homes with just a water hose. you can see this is so unbelievably close. the heat unbearable, the air unbreathable. i m covered in ash and droplets from the helicopters that are so desperate to put the fires out. live pictures here from northern athens, a home catching alight with major effort on the ground to try to put things out. and you can understand people not wanting to leave their homes, but explain their thinking when it is, you know, it is about to be catastrophic
The ship crashed. there were two more bodies coming off today. they were found on deck four near an internet cafe. it seems divers are getting better access. have a look at the pictures showing the furniture and debris that the guys are having to wade through. as well as that, the fire service says there s a terrible stench making the air unbreathable from the rotting food. the same time as the rescue mission continuing, the several protection agency say the process of pumping off the fuel can begin. the dutch firm that will do it say they are good to go and it could start tomorrow afternoon. it s going to be a complex operation involving clamping on machinery slowly over weeks pumpbing off the fuel and replacing it with sea water. perhaps unsurprisingly, they are taking extra measures to make sure the beautiful coastline isn t affected.