5.9K views · 32 reactions | “The first five minutes are the most important,”: How a small group of committed volunteers played a key role in battling some of Greece’s ferocious summer wildfires. Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-30/How-a-small-group-of-volunteers-helped-fight-Greece-s-wildfires-139HptbMBm8/index.html | CGTNEurope | Facebook

Hundreds of people have been rescued from an island near Athens to escape wildfires in Greece. https://bbc.in/3fGurJi | BBC News

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted some of the country’s battle against #wildfires have “not been good enough” despite the best efforts of firefighters. He told the Greek people "I fully understand the pain” caused by the #wildfires in a televised address. Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/crisisresponse/522792052379684/?alias=522792052379684&source=search Read more👇 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-10/Greece-PM-Mitsotakis-admits-wildfires-response-not-enough--12Colt