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Disaster Greece - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 29th Aug, 2007 - 1:27pm
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| Death toll climbs in Greek fires Posted Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:00pm AEST Emergency workers in Greece are continuing to find bodies of people killed in the worst fires to hit the country for decades. Firefighters have discovered another four corpses taking the death toll to at least 41. Among those killed were a woman and her four children, aged from five to 15. Authorities are trying to grapple with what has been described as a national tragedy. It is also being called 'Black Saturday' and the Peloponnese in southern Greece is being labeled a crematorium. Apt descriptions both, as every hour more charred bodies are recovered. Some of the victims died in their cars. Others by the roadside or in olive groves - all unable to outrun the rapidly shifting wall of flame. People in remote mountain villages have been phoning television stations, appealing for someone to rescue them. One caller said the flames were just 50 metres from her home. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis has called an emergency Cabinet meeting following reports of the rising death toll. Greeks have been stunned by the extent of the devastation wrought by fires, that mostly have been blamed on arsonists. |
https://www.abc.net.au
This is a terrible tragedy! I can't imagine so much fire, and so many people who just burned to death because the flames move so quickly.
And it's not over yet.
This is a terrible tragedy! I can't imagine so much fire, and so many people who just burned to death because the flames move so quickly.
And it's not over yet.
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Post Date: 27th Aug, 2007 - 11:00am / Post ID: #
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FIRES THREATEN ANCIENT GREEK OLYMPIC SITES
Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Sunday to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of the most revered sites of antiquity.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...04642,00.html
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I saw some clips on this and it is really out of control despite both efforts on the ground and water bombs via planes from the air. Someone has a lot to answer for, and someone in the government has a lot to account for with regards to not 'taking care of it' faster.
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This whole situation is absolutely out of control. It is not only endangering the lives of the people who live in Greece but also all the ancient monuments and historical places that make Greece unique! I hope when they catch the arsonist/s who committed this terrible act that they can be sent to prison for life. This is absolutely devastating.
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FOREIGN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVE IN GREECE TO BATTLE BLAZES
Seventeen countries sent firefighters to southern Greece Tuesday to help battle wildfires that continue to burn across the country for a fifth day.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...eece-fires.html
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Such a sad situation for all involved. I hope they catch the arsonist, if this was actually intentionally set, although if they do he/she may not live long for the people who wish retribution.
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| The management of fire has been central to human existence in the Mediterranean for many centuries. The lands north and south of the inland sea are by their nature subject to an endless cycle of fire. Their trees and plants are conditioned to survive it, and modes of human settlement were historically planned both to use fire and to protect against it. Men set fires to clear land or enrich it, and they made use of land changed by naturally occurring fires. The Mediterranean region, like similar areas in California, Australia, and South Africa, is not only fire-prone but fire-dependent. It needs fires for many reasons, including the need to prevent worse ones. The evidence of the last decade, however, shows that managing fire is becoming more and more difficult. Intense heat waves appear to be occurring more often at precisely the time when a larger and more mobile population increases the risk of fires starting. The heat waves prepare the tinder and people supply the spark. It does not have to be arsonists who are the villains of the piece in the Greek fires. A piece of broken glass from a discarded bottle can be the lens for a blaze engulfing large tracts of land. The other important general cause is that people in these areas have come to see fire as unnatural. In effect they want fire outlawed, and politicians react accordingly. Small fires are suppressed or contained, with the result that stocks of flammable material increase, making huge outbreaks like that from which Greece is now suffering more likely. ....As for arson, the Greek government has pledged to revise the country's laws so that the fire-damaged forest land can never in future be taken for development. More fundamentally, it may be hoped that terrible blazes of this kind will stiffen the general resolve to take measures to limit global warming. |
https://www.guardian.co.uk
I can't believe they have to throw global warming into the mix! But if you read some of the comments below the article, here's one that contradicts:
I can't believe they have to throw global warming into the mix! But if you read some of the comments below the article, here's one that contradicts:
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| The story, if not on this scale, is nothing new. In the summer of 1979 when I was in Athens record temperatures occurred and so did a succession of forest fires. These, or some of them, were blamed on arsonists wanting to cheat the planning restrictions and build on, or speculate in, the burnt land that was formerly wooded, just as is the case now. (by israelvisitor) |
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