# Evia and Attica wildfires burn under a thin civil-protection response

Date: 2021

In August 2021 fires on Evia and around Athens destroyed homes and forest. [Mitsotakis](/people/kyriakos-mitsotakis) apologised and announced extra spending. A fire season is weather plus capacity; apology is not a finding of arson-by-cabinet.

## People

- Kyriakos Mitsotakis: https://factrail.ai/people/kyriakos-mitsotakis

## Drivers

- Health-System Capacity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/health-system-capacity

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greek-pm-approves-extra-spending-after-wildfires-2021-08-09/
- https://www.primeminister.gr/en

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/gr-wildfires-2021