The bodies were found near Alexandroupolis, which is located is near the border with Turkey and is along a route often taken by people fleeing poverty and conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Afri…
By Costas Kantouris and Elena Becatoros | Associated Press
European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in Europe, noting that 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfire damage on record after 2017. Alexandroupolis is near the border with Turkey, along a route often taken by people fleeing poverty and conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa and seeking to enter the European Union.“We must urgently take effective initiatives to ensure that this bleak reality does not become the new normality,” she said in a statement.
Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos, speaking on Greece’s Skai television, said smoke and ash in the air around the Alexandrouplolis hospital were the main reasons behind the decision to evacuate the facility.The coast guard said patrol boats and private vessels evacuated an additional 40 people by sea from beaches near Alexandroupolis.
With firefighting forces stretched to the limit, Greece appealed for help from the European Union’s civil protection mechanism.
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