Greece: Island's livelihood goes up in flames
- 12 years ago
In critical times for Greece, livelihoods are being destroyed quite literally.
On the island of Chios, a wildfire, burning for five days, is much more than an environmental disaster. It is also an economic catastrophe.
The flames have consumed thousands of Mastic trees whose gum-like resin, used in cooking and cosmetics, is the mainstay of the local economy.
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On the island of Chios, a wildfire, burning for five days, is much more than an environmental disaster. It is also an economic catastrophe.
The flames have consumed thousands of Mastic trees whose gum-like resin, used in cooking and cosmetics, is the mainstay of the local economy.
...
http://www.euronews.net/