More than 20 deaths have been caused! Thousands of people evacuated... Greek wildfires continued to burn for over half a month
The wildfires in the Evros region of northeastern Greece have been burning continuously for over half a month. At present, at least 20 people have died and thousands have been evacuated. According to Reuters on the 3rd, this wildfire caused many livestock to be burned to death, and local farmers suffered heavy losses.
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This wildfire began near the Greek port city of Alexandropolis on August 19th and quickly spread in the Evros region. Hundreds of fire trucks and 17 firefighting planes were deployed locally to extinguish the fire. As of the 3rd, the spread of the wildfire has not stopped. Laptis is 56 years old and a farmer in the Evros region. He said that a deadly fire recently burned the fence to ashes, and half of his livestock were burned to death, while the rest were burned. Faced with a pile of ruins, he felt powerless.
Raptis, a farmer in the Evros region of Greece: This place was burned to the point where nothing was left. More than 30 goats were burned to death, and the rest were burned. I don't know if they can survive, nor do I know what to do next.
Laptis said that although he had also experienced wildfires before, the magnitude of the fire this year was unexpected and he had no way to preserve his livestock and property. He can only expect the government to provide assistance to help him maintain his livelihood. At the same time, the wildfires in the most intense area of this round, Datia National Park, continue to burn. Firefighters are intensifying firefighting efforts on site. The local fire department stated that the hot and dry climate and dense vegetation have slowed down the progress of firefighting work. When firefighters extinguish a fire, new fire points often appear suddenly.
