FIRE

[George]

This is horrendous.
Thanks to everyone for the pictures, but they are very depressing.
I sincerely hope the find the cause and/or the culprits very soon.

george g...

[Noopsy]

An absolutely dreadful occurrence.  Is there anything that we, as a body of aficionados, can do in a practical way to help the people of Plakias recover?

Noopsy

[harribobs]

we got a fax from Babbis tonight , he tells us they're still alive      

he says there may be 12,000 ( bloody hell!) olive trees lost on the Sellia side but he expecting us to come over and see it for our selves, also that all the trees around the houses are fine and are still green

he ends with his good wishes for everyone  


he sounds like his usual self and i, for one, can't wait to get back again!

chris

[paxmere]

Great News about Babis. did he say if he had lost any olive trees Chris??

[harribobs]

Great News about Babis. did he say if he had lost any olive trees Chris??

hi malc

he didn't say anything about that

i spoke to him when the phone rang but it was very short (  i was a bit surprised and taken back) so i just switched the fax on when he told me he was sending one

it sounded like a madhouse at the medousa    no change there then!

[Alison&John]

We had an email from the family whose studios we stay in (SKINOS) - they lost about 120 olive trees and 10,000m of water pipe.  Though they also said that all their property and family was safe, the sun was shining and they were happy!  We're hoping to return at the end of September which seems the best way of helping them.

[beachcombers]

Just reading the sad news about the fire after being a couple of weeks away from the forum.
Hopefully the village, the valley, all people living in and loving Plakias will recover soon from this tragedy.
They have our support.
Leen & Willemien.
   

[beachcombers]

Found on the web some more pictures of the bushfire.
Most likely from a plakias resdent.

Leen
   

Bushfire

[sheryl]

just got back from plakias on tuesday- i passed on everyones wishes about the fire.......to be honest nothing has changed, obviously you can look and see where the fire has been, but everyone is still there cheery selfs and if you couldn't see it you wouldn't know it had happened.
just to add alittle controversy, i heard a few times that if the fire was deliberate people would get money back from the goverment (some kind of insurance i guess) if it was a cigarette end they would get nothing - so the story of a deliberate fire is only a story according to some.........dont think they ever find out?

[shinaria]

Blooming lands after the fire?
Business as usual seems to have returned to Plakias. But I wonder what the long term effects of the fire will be.
 
Has anyone been around the wasted areas especially round the "old mill"? As mentioned the fire was said to be started there. Since our last visit a few days before the inferno we wonder how the place might look now. It used to be such wonder- and peaceful landscape with all the green bushes and trees beside the small river... Can anyone report  the actual situation? Anyone made a photograph?

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shinaria

[harribobs]

Alf

i'll be there next week and i'll certainly be doing some photographs of the area up to selia

chris

[beachcombers]

Alf

i'll be there next week and i'll certainly be doing some photographs of the area up to selia

chris

It is about time to start packing Chris, Have a good time. (Mandy as well of course   )
Leave something to drink and eat for us. ( Looking at the calender   I am afraid we will have to survive with leftovers!  
Leen
 

[harribobs]

Thanks Leen, we'll be trying very hard to have a good time   i can't tell you how much we're looking forward to it (after a very difficult last two weeks  :'( )

you might be able to find the odd bottle of mythos left    but i'm not telling you where!  

cheers

chris

[shinaria]

Hello chris,
have a good time and Kalo Taxidi. Looking forward to see your photos ...
alfred [shinaria]

[harribobs]

thanks Alf

we're packed and ready for the off

i can't tell just how this last day at work has dragged................................

yamas!

chris