200 + 165 = 365
200 x 165 = 33,000
Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires
PSAROPOULI, Greece, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.
Fires that had threatened northern suburbs of Athens in recent days died back. But the blaze on Evia, a large island east of the capital, quickly burgeoned into several fronts, ripping through thousands of hectares (acres) of pristine forest across its northern part, and forcing the evacuation of dozens of villages.
"I feel angry. I lost my home … nothing will be the same the next day," said one resident who gave her name as Vasilikia after boarding a rescue ferry at the village of Psaropouli.
"It's a disaster. It's huge. Our villages are destroyed, there is nothing left from our homes, our properties, nothing, nothing," she said.
Wildfires have erupted in many parts of the country during a week long heatwave, Greece's worst in three decades, with searing temperatures and hot winds creating tinder-box conditions. Across the country, forest land has burned and dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed.
"Fiery destruction," newspaper To Vima said on its front page on Sunday.
The coastguard has evacuated more than 2,000 people, including many elderly residents, from different parts of the island since Tuesday, in dramatic sea rescues as the night sky turned an apocalyptic red.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blaze-ravages-evia-island-sixth-day-greek-wildfires-2021-08-08/
Yeah well, they aren't too far from it, of course.
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson land in Greece for holidays
Hollywood stars and now Greek citizens, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have landed in Greece for their annual summer holidays according to media reports.
The Daily Mail reported that Hanks and Wilson were spotted on the island of Paros where the couple have a holiday house.
Hanks and Wilson are regular visitors to Greece and have been some of the best ambassadors for the country during the trying times of the financial crisis and beyond. As walking advertisements for Greece, their efforts and contribution to the country were recognised by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who awarded them Greek citizenship in 2020.
“I’ve been Hellenic now for the better part of 32 years,” Hanks told reporters.
he famous actor’s love of Greece is as well documented as his reputation for being the nicest guy in Hollywood. He converted to the Greek Orthodox faith before marrying Greek American actress Rita Wilson (who’s mother was Greek) over 30 years ago and has been travelling to Greece for decades. The photo of Hanks helping carry the Epitaph on his shoulders at his local parish’s Good Friday procession goes viral each Easter, shared by millions of Greeks around the world on social media.
“Greece is a haven. I’ve been around the world, I’ve been in the most beautiful places in the world, none of them tops Greece!” Hanks said.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/08/06/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-land-in-greece-for-holidays/