標題: Greece battles deadly wildfires near Athens and on Evia island [打印本頁] 作者: geemong 時間: 2021-8-7 11:52 標題: Greece battles deadly wildfires near Athens and on Evia island
Greece battles deadly wildfires near Athens and on
Evia island
Greece carried out mass evacuations overnight in สมัครslot the northern suburbs of
Athens and on the nearby island of Evia as wind whipped up huge wildfires.
Thousands left their homes near the Greek capital, which is cloaked in acrid smoke,
and 600 fled Evia by boat.
On Friday, a man was killed by a falling electricity pylon near Athens, health officials
said.
Firefighters from France, Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus and Romania have been
deployed to assist Greece.
Gale-force winds are forecast to fan the many blazes.
Residents of Marathon, north-east of Athens, were told to head to the coast
on Friday as wildfires spread along several fronts.
Dozens of homes have been destroyed or damaged, and several dozen injured
people are in hospital.
"If some people still doubt if climate change is real, let them come and see
the intensity of phenomena here," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel
wildfires. Greece has had a week of temperatures above 40C (107 Fahrenheit)
and vegetation is bone-dry.作者: martina28043 時間: 2021-8-10 22:35
