Loose power lines in fire-prone forests have disproportionately set the country ablaze.
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Loose power lines in fire-prone forests have disproportionately set the country ablaze.
According to the Arson Crimes unit, fires linked to the electricity grid account for about 75 percent of the land burned in Greece this year. | Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images
August 10, 2026
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