Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Fires, Health, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, SYRIZA
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

The government is bracing for the assessment of the toll from the latest spate of wildfires which are still burning across the country after weeks of dry hot weather. The summer season is also testing the national health system, with several reported incidents highlighting staffing gaps and ageing infrastructure.

This week is shaping up to be the worst since the start of this year’s wildfire season, as firefighters responded to more than 150 fires over the last 48 hours, with a number of serious blazes burning overnight in western Greece and on the island of Chi...

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