Meteo’s data for the Mitsotakis government is a hoax, SYRIZA says in a statement, as its claim of a large number of fires is disproved since, according to data, half of the fires have tripled the burned areas, he adds.

The entire SYRIZA announcement:

The government of New Democracy tries every day to justify its failure in dealing with the fires by citing their large number and the difficulty of the weather conditions. Meteo’s data, however, is a thorn in the side of the government and refutes its claims.

According to the statistics from the analysis of the data of the European Forest Fire Information System, processed by the FLAME Fire Meteorological Team of Meteo of the National Observatory of Athens, in Greece this summer we had 52% fewer large forest fires, with a simultaneous increase in burned areas by 195% compared to the average of the period 2002 – 2022. At the same time, Greece holds the sad first place among 20 Mediterranean countries in burned areas with almost 1.3 million acres reduced to ashes.

After four years of government, there are no more excuses for the New Democracy government. The so-called staff state of Mr. Mitsotakis proved to be incapable of dealing with the fires, of protecting the citizens and the natural environment of our country.