Fires in Greece

Hellas

I’m frightened by the lack of support for Greece as fires ravage their beautiful country and kill their citizens. We had a quickly spreading fire in our apartment building earlier this week, and even that small drama was frightening enough to remind us that fire doesn’t joke around, and without help from neighbouring nations, I worry how well the Greek firefighters will be able to cope on their own.

I wish all the best to the people of Greece— I’m not sure how helpful the Turkish government is being (there are conflicting reports as to why Turkish aid is not getting through), but as far as the Turkish people are concerned, our thoughts are with you. Now, if only thoughts could extinguish fires…

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  1. 29 August 2007
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    I saw some footage on the news, but I only caught the tail end of the report. It was absolutely horrible. Apparently there are new fires now. It’s heartbreaking.

  2. 29 August 2007
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    I saw some footage on the news, but I only caught the tail end of the report. It was absolutely horrible. Apparently there are new fires now. It’s heartbreaking.

  3. 29 August 2007
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    Oh, and I just read that 18 Turkish people have lost their lives! That’s rather close to home…

  4. 29 August 2007
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    Oh, and I just read that 18 Turkish people have lost their lives! That’s rather close to home…

  5. 31 August 2007
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    @melissah: yeah, we haven’t heard much for the past couple of days – not sure whether that means things have settled, or if there’s no change and the whole country is burning down. Hmm.

  6. 31 August 2007
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    @melissah: yeah, we haven’t heard much for the past couple of days – not sure whether that means things have settled, or if there’s no change and the whole country is burning down. Hmm.

  7. 31 August 2007
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    Australia have offered assistance in the form of expert fire fighting advisers and some finance help.

  8. 31 August 2007
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    Australia have offered assistance in the form of expert fire fighting advisers and some finance help.

  9. 2 September 2007
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    @Phillip: well I’m glad *someone* is helping out, it doesn’t seem like we’re doing much… which is sad because we’re right next door and you’re halfway across the world.

  10. 2 September 2007
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    @Phillip: well I’m glad *someone* is helping out, it doesn’t seem like we’re doing much… which is sad because we’re right next door and you’re halfway across the world.

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