As disaster response crews, cadaver dogs, and coroners continue to dig through the incinerated rubble of Western Maui, attention is now turning to the massive wildfires burning in Greece that have already claimed 20 lives.
The fact that 79 suspected arsonists have been arrested in connection to these wildfires will make it difficult to explain this away as “climate change.”
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.
h/t Glenn