Nearly 80 people have been arrested in Greece on arson charges after a series of devastating wildfires sweep through the country this summer.
A firefighting plane conducting a water-bombing operation crashed into the ground in Evia, Greece, killing two. devastated the country for much of the summer. around GreeceA burned scooter is seen in Acharnes suburb, on Mount Parnitha, in northwestern Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.
Firefighters throughout Greece were battling more than 100 wildfires on Sunday, with 46 of them having broken out in the 24 hours between Saturday evening and Sunday evening, the fire department said. Flames burn a forest during wildfires near the village of Sykorrahi, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
The wildfire has scorched nearly 300 square miles of land and had 120 active hotspots, the European Union's Copernicus Emergency Management Service said Sunday.
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