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Porto Germeno: 'My house burned down, I have nowhere to stay' – Resident who lost his property is devastated
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Porto Germeno: 'My house burned down, I have nowhere to stay' – Resident who lost his property is devastated

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Wildfires continue to rage across Greece, destroying properties and natural landscapes.
  • A resident in Porto Germeno described the devastating moment he learned his home was destroyed by flames.
  • Access restrictions prevent him from assessing the damage or retrieving his animals, leaving him in distress.

Dramatic images emerge from Greece's widespread wildfires, showing residents witnessing their homes and the natural environment consumed by flames. In western Attica, a large fire raged for a third day, threatening the wider Megara area and continuing to burn in Porto Germeno.

My house burned down. There were five fire trucks outside, and the house burned. I came to Vilia, what else can I do? They won't let me go down to see what happened. A neighbor told me about my house.

— ResidentDescribing the moment he learned his home was destroyed by the wildfire.

One local resident shared his harrowing experience with OPEN, recounting the moment he learned his Porto Germeno home was destroyed. Access restrictions due to the fire prevented him from returning to assess the damage. He also expressed anxiety for the animals he left behind, unable to evacuate them in time.

The roof collapsed. Now I'm going to my children's place, I'm staying there and I'll come back here.

— ResidentExplaining his current living situation after losing his home.

"My house burned down. There were five fire trucks outside, and the house burned. I came to Vilia, what else can I do? They won't let me go down to see what happened. A neighbor told me about my house," he said. He explained the fire reached his home during the night, and despite efforts to clear a path with a bulldozer, his house was lost by 3:30 AM.

I want to see when the road opens so I can go down. To see my property, to see my animals that I have there, my chickens, my dogs.

— ResidentExpressing his immediate concerns and desire to return to assess the damage.

This was his primary residence, where he had lived since retiring in 2006. "The roof collapsed. Now I'm going to my children's place, I'm staying there and I'll come back here," he said, expressing his urgent desire to return to the area. "I want to see when the road opens so I can go down. To see my property, to see my animals that I have there, my chickens, my dogs," he noted, concluding with a visibly shaken, "The fire will finish after it burns everything, the way things are going."

The fire will finish after it burns everything, the way things are going.

— ResidentA concluding remark reflecting his despair over the ongoing wildfire.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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