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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-08-26

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Wildfire stopped at ancient Olympia's perimeter
  • [02] Measures for fire-stricken insufficient, KKE says

  • [01] Wildfire stopped at ancient Olympia's perimeter

    A fast-moving wildfire that momentarily surrounded the hallowed archaeological site at Olympia, in the northwest Peloponnese, was finally turned backed at the site's perimeter on Sunday afternoon, but not before a historic pine-covered hilltop above the renowned stadion, the ancient track, was burned.

    Concentrated efforts by ground forces and fire-fighting aircraft -- including French and Russian crews -- to prevent the wildfire from reaching the actual antiquities, museum and the other facilities paid off, with the site reportedly left unscathed. The outlying areas, however, did not fare as well, with smoke seen rising from the remains of nearby forests and groves.

    Caption: A batch of trees burn out of control next to the museum at the archaeological site of ancient Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. ANA-MPA /ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

    [02] Measures for fire-stricken insufficient, KKE says

    The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) on Sunday stated that measures announced by the government for individuals who lost loved ones and property are inadequate, under the circumstances created by the destruction, while the government's initiatives lack substantive reference to long-term measures.

    KKE added that in order to avoid a delay in payment of compensation, procedures anticipated by the European Union must be sidestepped.

    Lastly, KKE stressed that all the agricultural capital destroyed must be compensated, farmers and stockbreeders must be compensated every year for the loss of income and for a period of time related to the product produced, and at least for five years for olive oil producers. Compensation should also be paid in full for destroyed homes, storehouses and agricultural infrastructure, while payment of all loans must be put on hold.


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