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Greece: Devastated by major fires, survivors urgently need help
H Fusion Media Group ^ | 30th July 2018 | Uzay Bulut

Posted on 07/30/2018 4:08:13 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

Greece has declared a state of emergency after multiple wildfires burned out of control on either side of Athens. The fires reportedly just burst out in the forests near the seaside towns outside the Greek capital, prompting thousands of people to flee for their lives. Many jumped into the sea for survival to escape the flames. According to the Greek media, several of the dead had drowned.

The wildfires have left Greece with a devastating aftermath, as the death toll has climbed to 91 people, with nearly 200 injured, and many are in critical condition. Twenty more are missing. Relatives and friends of the missing are constantly being uploaded online. One of the most publicized cases of missing people involved the nine-year-old twins, Sofia and Vasiliki Philipopoulou. After a few days passed, their distraught father thought he saw them on television, but it turned out to have been a false hope. Ultimately they were located, burned to death while hugging their grandparents.  Hundreds of homes have been destroyed or seriously damaged including an Orthodox orphanage. “Forty-five kids were forced to evacuate before the flames engulfed the premises of the foundation. They are temporarily housed in other children’s institutions in the area,” reported the news website, the Greek Reporter. “Frantic relatives headed to the Athens morgue to seek the fate of loved ones still missing. Many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition,” reported the newspaper Kathimerini.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eu; fires; greek; help; survivors
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These multinational arson incidents are much to frequent and widespread to be anything but an organized effort. I need not describe the probable group behind this crime.
1 posted on 07/30/2018 4:08:13 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Terrorists activity my guess!!


2 posted on 07/30/2018 4:11:08 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Texas Fossil

The European Union will no doubt be right on the way to help all of the Muslim immigrants affected by the fires in Greece.


3 posted on 07/30/2018 4:11:14 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Texas Fossil

As a former firefighter..... nothing worse that a Greece fire....


4 posted on 07/30/2018 4:11:45 PM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: Texas Fossil

The Greeks never heard of Fort McMurray ,Canada ?


5 posted on 07/30/2018 4:12:26 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Texas Fossil

Greece fires are bad!


6 posted on 07/30/2018 4:15:27 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: nevergore

Mot funny dousch bag. Save it for your circle acquaintance


7 posted on 07/30/2018 4:22:33 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Texas Fossil

Where is NATO?
Where is the Red Cross?
Where is the U.N.?

Where is the ever helpful Clinton Foundation?


8 posted on 07/30/2018 4:30:09 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Break in my country, you are illegal. Break into my house, makes not you a homeowner.)
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To: MeganC

“Greece: Devastated by major fires, survivors urgently need help”

Tell it to George Papapadoppalus. He’s filthy rich.


9 posted on 07/30/2018 4:32:31 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: CGASMIA68

Hey....classy response.....you nicely defined yourself....
Dark humor has always been a part of FR.....
Maybe you need a new circle..... I heard Huffington Post is looking for people.....


10 posted on 07/30/2018 4:56:06 PM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: CincyRichieRich

The Clinton Foundation??? LOL! Now that’s funny!


11 posted on 07/30/2018 4:58:34 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: CincyRichieRich

Having fund raisers.

Shakedown. Headshake.


12 posted on 07/30/2018 5:07:30 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: DannyTN

Yes.


13 posted on 07/30/2018 5:08:07 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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“Fort McMurray ,Canada ?”

I knew that Canada has some very heavy oil sand. I did not know about Fort McMurray. Thanks for info.


14 posted on 07/30/2018 5:13:12 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: nevergore

pretty hard to put out once started.


15 posted on 07/30/2018 5:13:49 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: RoseofTexas

Yes.


16 posted on 07/30/2018 5:14:07 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Grease Fires are difficult to contain.


17 posted on 07/30/2018 5:20:16 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: nevergore

Theres dark and sick.
Yours was in the sick column


18 posted on 07/30/2018 5:20:52 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: CGASMIA68

Hardly...... perhaps you are just a little sensitive on the subject.....


19 posted on 07/30/2018 5:45:45 PM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: CGASMIA68

I’ve noticed that the response to the Greek fires has been pitiless on every forum or news site I read both American and UK. Why is that?


20 posted on 07/30/2018 6:37:17 PM PDT by stellaluna
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