Greece is on fire. 37 dead in worst summer for forest fires

[Bluebear]

ZAHARO, Greece - Massive forest fires swept across Greece and killed at least 37 people in the south of the country, including several children, the fire department said Saturday. New fires broke out frequently, as embers were carried by the wind...

"If we don't stop this now there will be nothing left," said Moutsou early Saturday. She was hoping ferries could transport fire trucks to the island to help tackle the blaze.

The government on Friday appealed to European Union countries to "send any help they can," acting Interior Minister Spyros Flogaitis said after an emergency meeting of Greece's civil protection authority...

Greece has suffered its worst summer for forest fires this year, with hundreds of blazes burning thousands of hectares of forest and brushland.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070825/ap_on_re_eu/greece_fires

[spindoctor]

1. Wasn't the first series started by a laid-off park ranger?

He wanted to show he was still needed or something like that.

[aquart]

2. Dunno. The place has been so hot anything could spark it.

[youngdem]

3. Damn you Hephaestus!

(shakes angry fist)

[Bluebear]

4. 49 dead, 'including the remains of a mother hugging her four children.'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070825/ap_on_re_eu/greece_fires

:cry: