Posted on 08/26/2023 5:44:56 PM PDT by grundle
Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country.
Wildfires in Mount Parnitha, north of the Greek capital Athens, are still out of control Friday, with more forest destroyed overnight.
The biggest fire front line in Greece remains near the northeastern town of Alexandroupolis, in the Evros region.
The burned body of a man was found on a rural road near Dadia national park, near the border with Turkey, state media AMNA reported Friday.
Earlier this week, 18 people were found dead near a village in northern Greece. The fire brigade said Tuesday they may have been migrants. Another person was killed in a fire northwest of the capital Athens on Monday.
Greek police have made 79 arson related arrests, Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis told public broadcaster EPT Friday.
“What is happening is not just impermissible, but obscene and criminal,” Greek Climate Crisis Minister Vassilis Kikilias said in a statement.
“You are committing a crime against the country. You will not be spared. We will find you and you will be held accountable in Justice,” Kikilas added.
With more than 73,000 hectares burned, the fires in Alexandroupolis are officially the largest wildfires ever recorded in the European Union, according to EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič.
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But are the police barricading people in burning cities? See https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4177988/posts
Dozens of Mohammuds.
Didn’t the police get the memo? They’re to not investigate these fires, and to simply blame them on Climate Change.
Exactly. And not sounding the alarms and turning off the water because of eco reasons.
I clicked on the link and did not see a single word about the motivations of the people who were arrested for starting these fires. I will have to go back and read it again until I see something. Looks like a long night ahead of me.
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