Most fires in Greece were started ‘by human hand’, government says

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By Paul Homewood

From the Guardian:

Most of the 667 fires that have erupted across Greece in recent weeks were started “by human hand”, the country’s senior climate crisis official has said.

… most of the fires could have been prevented, the government claimed on Friday.
Vassilis Kikilias, the Greek minister of climate crisis and civil protection, told reporters: “During this time 667 fires erupted, that is more than 60 fires a day, almost all over the country. Unfortunately, the majority were ignited by human hand, either by criminal negligence or intent.

Kikilias said that, in certain places, blazes had broken out at numerous points in close proximity at the same time, suggesting the involvement of arsonists intent on spreading fires further.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/28/greece-fires-arsonists-extreme-weather?mc_cid=6fa8a08ead&mc_eid=4961da7cb1


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