#Greece: Authorities say the initial fire near the port town of Alexandropoulis was likely sparked by lightning. But while anger grows over insufficient prevention efforts and emergency services beg for reinforcements, much of Greece is preoccupied with finding someone to blame.
Leading Greek politicians have sought to focus the nation’s attention on catching arsonists, with some even spreading conspiracy theories about who set the fires.
Vassilis Kikilias, minister for civil protection, blamed “lowlife arsonists” for the fires in a furious televised speech last week. “You are committing a crime against the country, you will not get away with it, we will find you, you will be held accountable,” he said.
#Climate #CorruptedPoliticians #wildfires #racism #greecefasciststate
Europe’s largest fire on record sparks hunt for scapegoats in Greece – POLITICO https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-largest-fire-record-hunt-scapegoat-greece/
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