burn baby
When the hellenic countryside is not littered with garbage that environmentally challenged people get rid wherever they desire so, it is burned out or in the process of healing from previous fires.
If you are lucky enough to actually locate a secret spot, hidden away from civilization and make you ponder on the beautiiful images the Creator had in His mind when he made this place, someone comes around and ruins it.
So far, I have seen all the places that I have learned to love and have had wonderful memories turn to ashes.
Greek people, to be completely frank are accustomed to summer wild fires, but never has it been a human tragedy (with 53 verified deaths, including 2 French tourists, a mother and her four children.)The number of people missing is not always the real one so panic will not ensue, and trust me the whole situation is becoming a mass hysteria.
Blame is being placed and tossed from one court to another, while fires rage, and elections are imminent. This winter will be a cruel one in many aspects, and the rains expected will be too late and too harsh on us all... All? no... we are not all... we are 53 (so far) people short...
The bodycount is expected to rise since there are still many villages that are completely cut off, and many farms are in secluded areas. Many of the senior citizens, refuse to leave their houses and farms.
The farmers that survive the fire, will have nothing to live on and wait for the coming winter; while the money to be handed to them is ludicrous compared to their losses.
We have help arriving form various European countries, and yet it is not adequate... We have strong winds (meltemia ) that do not allow the air forces to take off.
This winter will be cruel and the rains will result to floods, since there are no trees left to withold the water. The people that have lost their homes, will not all be relocated in time for the winter, and this will indeed traumatize the tourist industry... the one we have already handicapped with loudicrous prices and lacking service.
This IS arsen... hope you enjoy your villas and the lovely view...
... the fire is now in the ancient Olympia, where the Olympics took place in ancient Greece... what have we left?... the trees are gone... the people are gone... the civilization has left us long ago...
61 verified deaths, while there are more fires this time in Athens (suburbs)