Mitsotakis Warns Greece Faces Extremely Difficult Days as 100 km/h Winds Ground Firefighting Aircraft
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 2
Mitsotakis Warns Greece Faces Extremely Difficult Days as 100 km/h Winds Ground Firefighting Aircraft
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 2
Summary
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece faces “extremely difficult” days as wildfires burn on under what he called extreme weather conditions.
Winds reaching 100 kilometers an hour have grounded dozens of firefighting aircraft because they cannot operate safely, sharply limiting the country’s aerial response.
Mitsotakis said the intensity of the weather was exceeding human planning and operational capacity, underscoring the strain on crews battling fires across the country.
The prime minister also paid tribute to three firefighters killed earlier this week and praised firefighters, volunteers and military personnel still fighting the blazes.