Following a wildfire that swept through mountains and coastal areas near Athens, Greece, rescuers are struggling to reunite hundreds of animals with their owners. The disaster left pets like Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, displaced after containment lines were lifted on Wednesday.
The incident highlights the secondary humanitarian and logistical crises that often accompany large-scale natural disasters, as emergency personnel must pivot from firefighting and immediate human rescue to managing displaced livestock and pets left behind in the chaos.
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