Wildfire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread
This photo shows wildfire flames and heavy smoke rising above a house from a wildfire in Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometers northwest of Athens. (AFP Photo)
Greece on Aug.2 faced multiple fronts and a growing damage toll with wildfires believed to have devastated swathes of forest and agricultural land, and the prime minister warning of “extremely difficult” days ahead.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece had faced “extreme weather conditions and winds” that often reached 100 kilometers an hour.
“When the winds blow with such force, even the dozens of aircraft we have at our disposal cannot operate safely,” he wrote on Facebook.
