Greece Arrests 20 Careless Fire-Starters in Five Days as Tinderbox Summer Bites

Greek authorities arrested have arrested 20 people and levied more than €55,000 in fines in just the first five days of July for negligently igniting wildfires-a surge that accounts for more than one in ten of all such arrests recorded since January, as extreme summer conditions push the country to the edge. The Hellenic Fire Corps said the wave of arrests under flagrant procedure represents 12.2% of the 164 total apprehensions this year-a figure that underlines the intensity of human careles...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA