Greek officials and residents of a region west of the capital Athens began to assess the damage suffered by homes, businesses and farmland on Wednesday scorched by a wildfire.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to chair a cabinet meeting later on Wednesday to determine compensation for those affected by the fire, his office said.

Meanwhile, teams from the Environment and Civil Protection ministries arrived to assess communities about 50 kilometres northwest of Athens, where residents have been returning after preventive evacuations, public broadcaster Ertnews reported.

The blaze blackened more than 14,000 hectares in just five days…

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