Oh God

[ishtar79]

Ancient Olympia just burned to the ground.

*curls into a ball*

eta: After a whole DAY of conflicting reports, it seems that while the fire was in the grounds and burned a good portion of the woods, they managed to save the ancient site and museum. It's by no means the end of this, but it's a huge relief for me.

Comments

[biffsbabe.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're okay physically. I know psychologically and emotionally it's a different story.
I'm watching Euronews right now and it's just horrible. Unfortunately it's seems to be turning political but hopefully they find the people responsible. The poor poor people who have lost their homes and loved ones. I hope neighboring countries can help out more because it seems the average small town doesn't have the resources to make progress against the fires.

I'm glad Olympia has been spared somewhat. I can't imagine losing something so precious but you get so torn because the lives of the people are more precious and 65 people or more have been lost.
I'm so sorry, I hope it rains. I hope you get more help.

[ishtar79.livejournal.com]

The politicians using this for their own gain *disgust* me, though I can't say I'm exactly surprised.

And yes, a decent relief infrastructure and sufficient firemen are lacking here. There's fires every single summer, but the bastard governments never give enough funds to the firemen.

I hope it rains too, though it's not looking lightly. Olympia being spared (mostly. A thousand year old forest on the same grounds was burned down) is definitely a relief, but all those forests, and people, and animals...I can't even think about it.