Greek Reporter Delivers $172,000 in Fire Relief to Victims on Evia

05 October 2021

Published by https://greekreporter.com/

GREECE – From the first moment of the awful fires of August 2021 on Evia island, Greek Reporter deployed its team in Greece not only to report on the disaster of epic proportions, but also to mobilize the Greek Diaspora and Philhellenes around the world to offer support to the fire victims.

It was one of the most devastating forest fires ever recorded in the country, burning thousands of acres in one of the most beautiful and picturesque parts of Greece. Earlier this summer, people all around the world were stunned by the magnitude of the Northern Evia fires, watching the disturbing images on their TV sets day after day.

One third of Evia’s forests destroyed in August fires

According to the meteorological service of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), a total of 126,023 acres (51,000 hectares) was burned on the northern part of the island of Evia. That is the equivalent of the 1/3 of the island’s forests.

Greek Reporter’s initiative was to organize a fundraiser and oversee the distribution of the funds directly to fire victims, bypassing any state bureaucracy and verifying the recipients that were gravely affected by the fires. Our team of journalists were in Mandoudi recently and spoke to city officials and some recipients of the aid.

The response of the Greek Diaspora and philhellenes surpassed all expectations, as the total amount collected via the GoFundMe platform (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evia-greece) and was delivered to the fire victims came to $172,072.00.

In most cases the beneficiaries had been left homeless, as their main residence was completely destroyed by the fire. Others saw their livelihoods destroyed, since they were dependent on the forest to survive. All of the beneficiaries are residents of the municipalities of Istiaia-Aedipsos and Mantoudi-Limni and were in extreme need of support as a direct result of the fires.

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