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A car passes the dam of Marathon Lake, over a blackened forest which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, about 36 kilometres (22 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A car passes the dam of Marathon Lake, over a blackened forest which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, about 36 kilometres (22 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened mountains, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened mountains, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A man with a bicycle passes Tatoi area on Parnitha mountain which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in northern Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A man with a bicycle passes Tatoi area on Parnitha mountain which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in northern Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened forests around Marathon Lake, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen from above about 36 kilometres (22 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened forests around Marathon Lake, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen from above about 36 kilometres (22 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A sculpture, depicting marathon runners, stands in front of a blackened hill which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A sculpture, depicting marathon runners, stands in front of a blackened hill which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The area around National Observatory on Penteli mountain, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The area around National Observatory on Penteli mountain, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A damaged house, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A damaged house, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Blackened mountains are seen around the German Military Cemetery, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Blackened mountains are seen around the German Military Cemetery, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Trees next to houses, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen in Vrilissia suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Trees next to houses, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen in Vrilissia suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A basketball rim remains on a blackened tree, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A basketball rim remains on a blackened tree, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Sculptor Vangelis Ilias stands in the blackened remains of his workshop, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Sculptor Vangelis Ilias stands in the blackened remains of his workshop, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened forests around a marble quarry, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened forests around a marble quarry, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen at Dionysos northern suburb of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A worker throws cut branches, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, on Penteli mountain in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A worker throws cut branches, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, on Penteli mountain in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened Penteli mountain, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

The blackened Penteli mountain, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, is seen in northern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A monument dedicated to the 104 victims of Mati, which had been burned in the deadliest wildfire of the country in July 2018, stands in front of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Orthodox church in Neos Voutzas, east of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A monument dedicated to the 104 victims of Mati, which had been burned in the deadliest wildfire of the country in July 2018, stands in front of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Orthodox church in Neos Voutzas, east of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Damaged house and car, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Damaged house and car, which had been burned in a mid-August wildfire, are seen in Halandri suburb in northern Athens, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A man with a motorcycle passes Drosopigi village on Parnitha mountain which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in the outskirts of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A man with a motorcycle passes Drosopigi village on Parnitha mountain which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in the outskirts of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A roadside shrine stands in front of a forest which had been burned in a August 2021 wildfire, in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A roadside shrine stands in front of a forest which had been burned in a August 2021 wildfire, in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A house is seen in front of a forest which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A house is seen in front of a forest which had been burned in an Aug. 2021 wildfire, in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)