Greece Wildfire Becomes Largest in EU History

Greece Wildfire, Becomes Largest in EU History.
'The Guardian' reports that a wildfire
in Greece has become the largest ever
recorded in the European Union. .
According to a European Commission spokesperson,
the EU is preparing to mobilize almost half of
its firefighting air wing to combat the blaze.
Spokesperson Balazs Ujvari said on August 29 that
11 planes, a helicopter and an additional 407 firefighters
had been sent to help fight fires north of Alexandroupoli.
According to the EU's civil protection
service, the fire has already burned
an area over 310 square miles. .
This wildfire is the largest
in the EU since 2000,
when the European Forest Fire
Information System (Effis)
began recording data, European Union civil protection service, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that the fire continues to burn
"out of control" in Dadia national park, a vital sanctuary
for birds of prey, according to Greece's fire service.
Since the fire broke out on August 19, it has killed at least
20 people. 18 of them were reportedly migrants whose
remains were found near an entry point from Turkey.
We do know that fires
are getting more severe, Balazs Ujvari, European Commission spokesperson, via 'The Guardian'.
If you look at the figures every year in
the past years, we are seeing trends
which are not necessarily favorable,
and that calls for of course more
capacities at the member states’ level, Balazs Ujvari, European Commission spokesperson, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that Greece has faced
numerous major fires this year, which have widely
been attributed to the ongoing climate crisis.