Climate Crisis Min Kikilias highlights firefighting efforts amidst extreme conditions
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, in a post on "X" platform addressed the wildfires faced by firefighting forces on Friday. Kikilias emphasized that "the prolonged heatwave, drought, strong winds, and increased dry lightning activity severely tested the efforts of firefighters, who tackled 68 fires across the country."
Kikilias stressed that: "prolonged heatwave, drought, strong winds and increased dry lightning activity severely tested the efforts of firefighters today, who dealt with 68 fires nationwide. In Rodopi two fires in Ampelakia and Sappes, in Avgo Ioannina, in Kastraki Arcadia, in Pyrgos Konitsa, on Mount Paiko in Pella and in Erythres in Attica ground forces and aerial resources fought hard to contain the blaze fronts. A big thank you from all of us for the huge effort made day and night."
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