Fire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread
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- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece had faced "extreme weather conditions and winds" that often reached 100 kilometres (62 miles) an hour.
- "When the winds blow with such force, even the dozens of aircraft we have at our disposal cannot operate safely," he wrote on Facebook.
- "There are moments when nature and the intensity of weather phenomena surpass any human planning and any operational capability.
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- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece had faced "extreme weather conditions and winds" that often reached 100 kilometres (62 miles) an hour.
- "When the winds blow with such force, even the dozens of aircraft we have at our disposal cannot operate safely," he wrote on Facebook.
- "There are moments when nature and the intensity of weather phenomena surpass any human planning and any operational capability.