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Wildfires wreak havoc in Greece. 74 Dead.

  • 24-07-2018 10:59pm
    #1
    shakeitoff
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭


    https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0724/980656-greece/
    I was briefed by a rescuer that he saw the shocking picture of 26 people tightly huddled in a field some 30 metres from the beach," Nikos Economopoulos, head of Greece's Red Cross, told Skai TV.

    "They had tried to find an escape route but unfortunately these people and their kids didn't make it in time," he said.

    We're so lucky with our weather. Absolutely horrific.


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  • #2
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users Posts: 8,299 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    I just heard on the 6.1 news that an Irish man named as Brian O'Callaghan-Westdropp died as a result of the fire.

    Himself & his wife, Zoe Holohan, were only just married as a newlywed couple last Thursday & flew out to Greece on Saturday. His wife is still in hospital suffering from burns to her head & hands. I wonder what to think when she finds out that her husband is now no longer with her. This is probably one of the worst tragedies that has come out of this fire in Greece when Irish people are victims. Their families & friends are contemplating the fact that their loved ones or friends are never going to come back home alive just after being newlyweds. May Brian R.I.P. I hope Zoe recovers from her injuries after her horrific ordeal.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0725/980935-irish-greece-wildfires/


  • #3
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,198 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    RIP to Brian and the others.

    What a horrible tragedy. Seen the footage on the news yesterday. Absolutely horrifying stories from some of the survivors. One guy in the water saw people drown next to him, but there was nothing he could do to help them. Other talked about families huddled together as the flames closed in.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #4
    shakeitoff
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭shakeitoff


    This is too much to handle. That poor guy and girl. You can just tell from people when they look lovely and the pictures I'm seeing. :'( The poor families across Greece. Harrowing.


  • #5
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Sad sad stuff


  • #6
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Good chance it was started deliberately too.

    My Granda wasn't a violet man, but he always said anyone caught lighting heather should be hung by the balls for a fortnight.


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  • #7
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Poor poor Greece and poor people who were caught up in this horror . I am sad and so sorry this happened to people . I would love to help out when they need funds to re build


  • #8
    Lia_lia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    So so sad. The whole thing is awful but it really hits home when it's an Irish person. On their honeymoon and all. Awful. RIP Brian. Can't believe someone would do this deliberately.


  • #9
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,722 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Terrible disaster, horrific for the victims and their family and friends.

    The people who started these fires should be locked up for life.


  • #10
    Poochie05
    Registered Users Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Poochie05


    Horrific. I was moved to tears watching the news last night as a man explained he ran from the car with his baby son, but had to watch his wife being engulfed. So sad.


  • #11
    DickSwiveller Returns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭DickSwiveller Returns


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Good chance it was started deliberately too.

    My Granda wasn't a violet man, but he always said anyone caught lighting heather should be hung by the balls for a fortnight.

    Why do people do it??


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  • #12
    Hector Bellend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    A sad story


  • #13
    Fart
    Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Fart


    DickSwiveller Returns wrote: »
    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Good chance it was started deliberately too.

    My Granda wasn't a violet man, but he always said anyone caught lighting heather should be hung by the balls for a fortnight.

    Why do people do it??

    Fetish.


  • #14
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    DickSwiveller Returns wrote: »
    Why do people do it??

    To clear the land a lot of the time. Sheer incompetence or downright badness others.


  • #15
    DickSwiveller Returns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭DickSwiveller Returns


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    To clear the land a lot of the time. Sheer incompetence or downright badness others.

    Thanks. Can't believe someone would that with malicious intent.


  • #16
    4ensic15
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Good chance it was started deliberately too.

    My Granda wasn't a violet man, but he always said anyone caught lighting heather should be hung by the balls for a fortnight.

    Nobody would stay hanging by the balls for a fortnight.


  • #17
    Ultraman100
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭Ultraman100


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    Poor poor Greece and poor people who were caught up in this horror . I am sad and so sorry this happened to people . I would love to help out when they need funds to re build



    The Municipality of Rafina - Pikermi announced the creation of a special bank account in cooperation with Piraeus Bank for those who wish to contribute to the effort to relieve and strengthen our fellow citizens:

    PIRAEUS BANK
    Account Number: 5186092291418 IBAN: GR20 0172 1860 0051 8609 2291 418


  • #18
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Ultraman100 wrote: »
    The Municipality of Rafina - Pikermi announced the creation of a special bank account in cooperation with Piraeus Bank for those who wish to contribute to the effort to relieve and strengthen our fellow citizens:

    PIRAEUS BANK
    Account Number: 5186092291418 IBAN: GR20 0172 1860 0051 8609 2291 418

    Thank you


  • #19
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    To clear the land a lot of the time. Sheer incompetence or downright badness others.

    The thing is the fires themselves are probably a natural process and part of the ecological cycle, same as floods. They would happen anyway at some stage, just less frequently without the human causes. They need to be planned for


  • #20
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    riffmongous wrote: »
    The thing is the fires themselves are probably a natural process and part of the ecological cycle, same as floods. They would happen anyway at some stage, just less frequently without the human causes. They need to be planned for

    True, but it shouldn't give the cnuts that start them a free pass.


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