21 deaths have been caused, and a New York has been burned down! Greek wildfires continue to burn for 11 days
As of the 29th, driven by strong winds and high temperatures, wildfires in northeastern Greece have been burning for 11 days, resulting in 21 deaths. The European Union announced on the 29th that the area of the wildfire has exceeded the size of New York City in the United States.
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union's climate monitoring agency, announced on the 29th that the area of the wildfire in northeastern Greece has exceeded 80000 hectares, which is larger than the land area of New York City in the United States. According to Agence France Presse, the Greek fire department stated that the wildfires are still out of control.
On the 29th, a spokesperson for the European Commission stated that in order to assist Greece in extinguishing wildfires, the EU has dispatched 11 rescue planes and one firefighting helicopter, over 400 firefighters, and 60 rescue vehicles. The mountain fire started to burn on 19 this month, starting near the Greek border city Alexandroupolis near Türkiye, and then spread rapidly. In addition to fatalities in the fire, 60 firefighters were injured during the firefighting work. European Commission member in charge of crisis management, Lenaldich, previously stated that this was the largest wildfire on record in the European Union.