(Overlay doesn't work in google maps, only google earth!)

What a tragedy! 63 (updated 30/08/2007) people died in Greece, 39 alone near the town of Zakh�ro. All over Greece more than 3000 have lost their homes and need shelter now. (This summer 12 people died in Italy from wildfires)

Preliminary count of property destroyed from thursday to sunday: �5 billion ($6.8 billion) property damage, 184.000 hectar (454,673 acres) of land burned down, 60,000 sheep and goats died miserably, 4.5 million olive trees burned down.


For Friday, 30/08/2007, the MODIS satellite photo shows all fires are extinguished!!!!

This is the overlay file for 25/08/2007. Just download the "View in Google Earth" file above and open in GE:


these are photos form greece:

Graphic images, please don't go ahead if you have problems viewing graphic images. The charred cars had human remains in them. The grieving people are NOT grieving over their cars, they're grieving for their Loved Ones! My deepest Sympathy and Condolences!

What amazes is that this is not the 1st year fires have been out of control! Most or all firefighters don't have fire protective gear and helicopters and planes do spill only water (sea/salt water that contaminates the earth for years!) NOT fire retardant on the fires... Since nobody is saying anything: Why is the greek government not better prepared for this inferno? I remember that last year almost the same headlines went through the media... Only this year a lot of people had to pay with their lives for this blatant display of incompetence!!!!!






















historic olympic site:

(the kmz file is zipped, download it and then unzip in order to be able to open in google earth)

the death toll has risen to 63 (28/08/2007) in all of Greece!

39 bodies have been recovered in the vicinity of Zakh�ro, Greece, on the western part of the Peloponnese Peninsula. A mother and her 4 children aged 5 to 15 and another 3 children have been among those found at that location.

My condolences to the Families!

Last picture in this post is included in the download link when you click on "view in google earth".


23/24/25 of august from left to right:


last 48h hotspots (source: maps.geog.umd.edu):
screenshot for illustration

this image is the attached file as an Overlay (go to the top of this post in order to download this Overlay, file is zipped, you have to unzip the file in order to view in google earth):

Platanos near Olympia, Greece:

police has to shut down access roads due to the flaming inferno near Olympia...:

Thanks for posting this!

near Varvasena Farmers try to help themselves without any protective gear:


the same scene near Platanos. Civilians without any gear use regular water hoses to spray water:

a mother tries to get away near Platanos:

people are giving up. without the proper gear the war against the flames is lost:

near Frixa:

Overlay .kmz file is zipped. Please download the "view in google earth" link and unzip on your computer in order to view in google earth

Monday morning, Aug. 27th. The western peninsula is barely noticable under the layer of smoke. The City of Olympia is located in this region.

overlay preview:

source: NASA: Fires in Greece

1MB high resolution Overlay of yesterdays, Aug. 26th, satellite picture of Greece:


file is zipped, in order to open in google earth you have to download the "view in google earth" link, unzip file and then open in google earth.

source: NASA MODIS Terra Rapid Response

Overlay: 3MB 250m/pixel 4600x5200 super high resolution of today, Aug. 27th, satellite picture of Greece and neighboring countries (preview is smaller than the overlay, @ 1km/pixel):


file is zipped, in order to open in google earth you have to download the "view in google earth" link, unzip file and then open in google earth.

red areas are still active fire hotspots
preview is the Overlay @ 3MB 250m/pixel 4600x5200 super high resolution of today, Aug. 27th.: