a climate crisis is now knocking on the door of the entire planet, with fires that last weeks. this is a reason but it s not an excuse nor an alibi, and i will say it clearly we may have done whatever is humanly possible, but in many cases it did not appear to be enough in the unequal battle with nature. in some areas of evia, the fires only stopped when they reached the sea. many locals say they ve been abandoned. they say the authorities haven t done enough to protect the forests and their homes. and with temperatures rising, there are fears of more wildfires like this in the years to come. bethany bell, bbc news, evia. meanwhile a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest in the state s history with thousands of people forced out of their their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days, and more than 5,000 firefighters
no one could have put it out. dozens of wildfires have broken out across greece in recent days. the prime minister says climate change is to blame. translation: it is obvious that a climate crisis is now knocking on the door of the entire planet, with fires that last weeks. this is a reason but it s not an excuse nor an alibi, and i will say it clearly we may have done whatever is humanly possible, but in many cases it did not appear to be enough in the unequal battle with nature. in some areas of evia, the fires only stopped when they reached the sea. many locals say they ve been abandoned. they say the authorities haven t done enough to protect the forests and their homes. and with temperatures rising, there are fears of more wildfires like this in the years to come. bethany bell, bbc news, evia.
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the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. simonjones reports. a natural fury without precedent. that s how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on the island of evia. more than 500 blazes have broken out across the country in recent days. firefighters have been joined by local residents trying to make the area safe. climate change is real and the heat, the heat wave affected this. we didn t see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in this forest. i used to cycle. we used to go and collect fruits.