Mayor claims arson caused wildfires on Greece's Corfu island
Date
7/25/2023 9:38:40 AM
(MENAFN) The mayor stated on Monday that The forest fires on Greece's Corfu island were probably due to firebugs. Corfu Mayor Yorgos Mahimaris informed the regional broadcasting that an arsonist apparently started the fire.
Clearings started on Greece's Corfu island late time on Sunday as firemen handled wildfires. The Greek Fire Service declared that 12 living districts were cleared in Corfu with tourists being moved to the village of Kassiopi.
In the meantime, Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis in front of the assembly on Monday labelled the fight with the fire on Rhodes island as "war." "We are at war. We will rebuild what we lost, and cover the damages. Protecting human lives should be our priority," he stated.
Destructive wildfires carry on stretching over the Greek islands for the sixth day in a row, together with Rhodes, which is a traveler hotspot. Many nations, along with Turkey, have approached to assist Greece in turning off the fires that have burned homes and woods.
The nation noted down the hottest day on Sunday in the southern city of Gytheio with 46.4C (115.5F) in 17 years (2006), the daily Kathimerini stated quoting the National Observatory of Athens.
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