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Fireworks fired from a yacht in Greece sparked a forest hearth on Hydra island on Friday, the native hearth brigade stated.
The hearth burned the one pine forest on the vacationer island, which is positioned south of Athens, the authority additional wrote Fb.
It has now been introduced below management, however with issue. With no roads to the seashore, firefighters needed to attain it by sea, whereas helicopters dropped water from the sky.
The reason for the fireplace has sparked outrage in Greece, which is already battling a number of forest fires and within the grip of the primary warmth wave of the 12 months.
“We’re outraged that some individuals would so irresponsibly throw fireworks right into a pine forest,” Hydra mayor Giorgos Koukoudakis informed Greek broadcaster ERT.
He added that the town would look ahead to the outcomes of a preliminary investigation after which presumably take authorized motion towards these on the yacht.
There may be additionally condemnation on social media: “wealthy individuals with extra money than brains,” one particular person wrote.
Greece has been on excessive alert for forest fires since Tuesday and authorities are bracing for a tough summer season as dry circumstances, sturdy winds and excessive temperatures proceed.
On Friday, a 55-year-old volunteer firefighter stopped by died of accidents he survived combating a fireplace within the southern area of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula.
Summer time forest fires are widespread in Greece and scientists have linked the growing frequency and depth of utmost climate occasions, together with warmth waves, to local weather change.
However the nation additionally has an issue with arsonists: at the least 79 individuals had been arrested final August over lethal forest fires.
Earlier this 12 months, Greece launched stricter legal guidelines towards arsonists, with perpetrators now going through as much as 20 years in jail and fines of as much as €200,000.
Anger after fireworks on the hunt
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