{"id":320659,"date":"2021-08-10T19:45:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/massive-wildfire-on-greek-island-of-evia-devours-forests\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T19:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:45:48","slug":"massive-wildfire-on-greek-island-of-evia-devours-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massive-wildfire-on-greek-island-of-evia-devours-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbef36b3fd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbef36b3fd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massive-wildfire-on-greek-island-of-evia-devours-forests\/#%E2%80%9CClimate_change_is_no_excuse%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cClimate change is no excuse\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AVGARIA, Greece, Aug 10 \u2013 Residents mounted a round-the-clock watch on Tuesday to try to save their homes from wildfires ravaging the Greek island of Evia as the government defended its handling of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Greek fire crews, backed by foreign firefighters and volunteers, battled flare-ups on Greece\u2019s second-largest island, where fires were burning for an eighth day. Other fronts in the Peloponnese also reignited, and authorities ordered the evacuation of 20 more villages in the region of Arkadia.<\/p>\n<p>The government announced relief measures for those who have lost homes and property, but some villagers said they could not leave their houses to the flames that have turned the skies a deep red.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice came and told us to evacuate the village of Avgaria but we cannot, this is our property. We cannot let our homes burn,\u201d said Ioannis Aggelopoulos, 55, who owns a car body shop at Istiaia, on the island\u2019s northern tip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A\u00a0man\u00a0uses\u00a0a\u00a0tree\u00a0branch\u00a0to\u00a0extinguish\u00a0a\u00a0wildfire\u00a0burning\u00a0in the\u00a0village\u00a0of\u00a0Pefki, on the\u00a0island\u00a0of\u00a0Evia,\u00a0Greece, August 8, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19081441 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-08T193159Z_713106637_RC221P9TGQDA_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-08T193159Z_713106637_RC221P9TGQDA_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-08T193159Z_713106637_RC221P9TGQDA_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-08T193159Z_713106637_RC221P9TGQDA_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-08T193159Z_713106637_RC221P9TGQDA_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A\u00a0man\u00a0uses\u00a0a\u00a0tree\u00a0branch\u00a0to\u00a0extinguish\u00a0a\u00a0wildfire\u00a0burning\u00a0in the\u00a0village\u00a0of\u00a0Pefki, on the\u00a0island\u00a0of\u00a0Evia,\u00a0Greece, August 8, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters\/Nikolas Economou<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have been sleeping in shifts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents used hoses to put out fires burning near their homes and helped firefighters and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re the ones who saved the village today,\u201d one elderly resident said, pointing to a team of Slovak firefighters tackling flames in a forested area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge fire, it\u2019s not easy to get it under control,\u201d said the crew\u2019s team leader, Peter Kovalik. \u201cWe are doing our best.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CClimate_change_is_no_excuse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cClimate change is no excuse\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A volunteer reacts as a wildfire burns in the village of Galatsona, on the island of\u00a0Evia,\u00a0Greece, August 9, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19081476 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-09T160151Z_1138403521_RC2S1P9WER0S_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-ANGER-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-09T160151Z_1138403521_RC2S1P9WER0S_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-ANGER-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-09T160151Z_1138403521_RC2S1P9WER0S_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-ANGER-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-09T160151Z_1138403521_RC2S1P9WER0S_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-ANGER-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/2021-08-09T160151Z_1138403521_RC2S1P9WER0S_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-WILDFIRES-ANGER-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A volunteer reacts as a wildfire burns in the village of Galatsona, on the island of\u00a0Evia,\u00a0Greece, August 9, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters\/Stelios Misinas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Athens, the main political opposition blamed the government for using climate change as an excuse to cover up deficiencies in its handling of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is without doubt an especially dangerous reality. However, it cannot be used as an excuse by the government because it ignored our warnings and those of scientists,\u201d Alexis Tsipras, head of the left-wing SYRIZA party, told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for failures in tackling the wildfires that have burned across the country as authorities began counting the cost in lost homes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsotakis <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved a 500-million-euro ($585.85 million) aid budget for Evia and the Attica region around Athens and said all forests destroyed by the fires would be restored.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the relief measures detailed by the government on Tuesday, those affected would receive compensation for the damage to homes or businesses, they would be exempt from property tax and receive rent subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias told reporters the state apparatus did all it could in the face of 586 wildfires in eight days during the worst heatwave in 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not shoot the fighters in the hour of battle. Every home lost for us is a stab in the heart,\u201d Hardalias said. \u201cThe losses we suffered involved fighters, not civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One volunteer firefighter has died and three others have been hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Sentinel-2 satellite imagery showed swathes of forest scorched by the wildfires in Attica, Evia and the Peloponnese, with the Athens National Observatory estimating that about 65,000 hectares had been burned in total until Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The more than 500 fires have forced the evacuation of dozens of villages and thousands of people. Almost 1,000 firefighters, nine aircraft and 200 vehicles have been sent to Greece from other European countries to help.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it was sending two firefighting planes on Tuesday as well as an Israeli Air Force cargo plane, with equipment to support the aircraft and crews.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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