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Greece authorities reported the arrest of dozens of alleged "arsonist scum" who are believed to have ignited wildfires in the country that have killed at least 20 people.
Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images(ATHENS, Greece) -- As firefighters battle wildfires raging across swathes of Greece that have killed at least 20 people, authorities warned that "arsonist scum" are trying to ignite new blazes. There were nine arson attempts within a period of four hours on Thursday morning in the Avlona area in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha, some 30 miles north of Athens, according to Greek Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias. "Arsonist scum are setting fires that threaten forests, property and, most of all, human li...
Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images(ATHENS, Greece) -- As firefighters battle wildfires raging across swathes of Greece that have killed at least 20 people, authorities warned that "arsonist scum" are trying to ignite new blazes. There were nine arson attempts within a period of four hours on Thursday morning in the Avlona area in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha, some 30 miles north of Athens, according to Greek Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias. "Arsonist scum are setting fires that threaten forests, property and, most of all, human li...
Thousands of tourists have already been evacuated from Rhodes and Corfu.
Thousands of tourists have already been evacuated from Rhodes and Corfu.