Mitsotakis inspects reforestation efforts on fire-ravaged Mount Penteli

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Mount Penteli northbound of Athens connected Saturday to inspect the advancement of reforestation efforts pursuing past summer’s devastating fire.

“Even arsenic we speak, a ample portion of Penteli is already being replanted, and by adjacent spring, utilizing resources from the EU Recovery Fund, we will person planted implicit a cardinal saplings to assistance reconstruct the earthy situation and support the mountain’s recovery,” Mitsotakis said.

According to Greece’s National Observatory, the August 2024 occurrence damaged astir 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of land. 

Parts of the upland person burned aggregate times successful erstwhile blazes, including successful 2009 and 2022, making reforestation efforts much analyzable and challenging than successful a single-burn forest, experts say.