matters and makes a difference to the american people is really what inspires them to do such challenging work. that s amazing work that they do. good luck to you and your cruise. serena baker, public information officer for the dixie fire east zone, thank you for joining us. appreciate it. reporter: thank you, kim, stay safe. wildfires are raging through greece displacing thousands of people across the country. the coast guard had to rescue 1,400 residents on an island friday that were forced to flee their homes and escape to the beach. a major fire burning on the ireland. fires in athens have already caused massive devastation. we re joined from a town just outside the city. they ve been trying to contain the fires for six days now.
the bbc spoke with a member who managed to escape. translation: we were - outnumbered by them in the used rpg launchers to attack us. so, we had to give up this place, but we will continue to do what we have to do. we protested peacefully but had no choice but to take up arms against them as a last resort. state owned a television broadcasted the military s version of events, labelling the civilian fighters terrorists. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since they seized back power on the first of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies who have been fighting the military for decades, for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and airstrikes, displacing thousands of people from their homes. there are now fears of what they would do in mandalay.
so, we had to give up this place but, we will continue to do what we have to do. we protested peacefully but had no choice but to take up arms against them as a last resort. state owned a television broadcasted the militaries version of events. labelling the civilian fighters terrorists. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since they seized back power on the first of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies who have been fighting the military for decades for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and air strikes. displacing thousands of people from their homes. there are now fears of what they would do in mandalay bay.
state owned a television broadcasted the militaries version of events, labelling the civilian fighters terrorists. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since they seized back power on the first of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies who have been fighting the military for decades for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and airstrikes, displacing thousands of people from their homes. there are now fears of what they would do in mandalay. we are deeply concerned that these militaryjunta, who are guilty of crimes against humanity, are trying to commit a crime against the people of mandalay,
so, we had to give up this place, but we will continue to do what we have to do. we protested peacefully but had no choice but to take up arms against them as a last resort. state owned television broadcasted the military s version of events, labelling the civilian fighters terrorists . more than 800 people have been killed by security forces, since they seized back power on the first of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies, who have been fighting the military for decades, for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and airstrikes, displacing thousands of people from their homes. there are now fears about