American Orthodox Organize Help For Greece
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Greece continues to burn, and the Greek Orthodox Church in America is organizing help.
Massive wildfires continue to rage across the Peloponessian peninsula, killing 63 people and displacing thousands more, many of whom had to be evacuated by helicopter. The flames are surrounding entire villages and towns, aided by erratic winds, the tinder dry landscape, and apparently by mysterious arsonists. The primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America is beginning to marshal relief forces from his offices on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The fires, however, are something beyond his experience.
“It's exceedingly painful. It's not an ordinary fire. It's not an ordinary catastrophe. The only thing I remember as a child is during the Second World War when we had bombardments and people were killed by that,” Archbishop Demetrios said.New Yorkers with family in Greece tell us it's a time of high anxiety.“They're afraid for their lives, their livelihood. Every single moment they're just afraid. Fires are so close to them,” said Dionysia Floripoulos.“Nobody's really talking about anything else. People who have relatives over there say it's getting much worse. Nobody can comprehend how or why,” Nikki Stephanopolous said.
Contributions to the relief effort may be sent to:
Greek Orthodox Relief Fund For Greek Fires
8 E. 79th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021
wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_239202709.html
Massive wildfires continue to rage across the Peloponessian peninsula, killing 63 people and displacing thousands more, many of whom had to be evacuated by helicopter. The flames are surrounding entire villages and towns, aided by erratic winds, the tinder dry landscape, and apparently by mysterious arsonists. The primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America is beginning to marshal relief forces from his offices on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The fires, however, are something beyond his experience.
“It's exceedingly painful. It's not an ordinary fire. It's not an ordinary catastrophe. The only thing I remember as a child is during the Second World War when we had bombardments and people were killed by that,” Archbishop Demetrios said.New Yorkers with family in Greece tell us it's a time of high anxiety.“They're afraid for their lives, their livelihood. Every single moment they're just afraid. Fires are so close to them,” said Dionysia Floripoulos.“Nobody's really talking about anything else. People who have relatives over there say it's getting much worse. Nobody can comprehend how or why,” Nikki Stephanopolous said.
Contributions to the relief effort may be sent to:
Greek Orthodox Relief Fund For Greek Fires
8 E. 79th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021
wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_239202709.html
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