The European Union's satellite monitoring and mapping agency said the deadly fire has burned 104 square kilometers northeast of Athens this week. The fire also destroyed dozens of homes, and many countries have sent help to Greece to fight the flames, the Associated Press reported.
The EU Office "Copernicus" announced the damage assessment yesterday, a day after the wildfire was brought under control on the outskirts of the capital.
One factory worker died in the fire, which engulfed mountainous areas in the south with an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan and enveloped Athens in a cloud of thick smoke.
The fire damaged 22 businesses and left at least 78 houses uninhabitable, with almost half of them completely destroyed, Greek authorities said on Wednesday. Inspections in the areas affected by the fire will continue in the coming days.
The fire is a consequence of successive heat waves in southern Europe and low levels of rainfall this year.
According to the updated assessment of the National Observatory in Athens, over the last eight years, 450 square km of forests have burned in the Attica region, which includes Athens. This represents 37% of the total forested area of the region.