The Tanjug news agency reported that an ancient 2,500-year-old olive tree, located in a grove near the moat town, burned down yesterday as a result of a fire on the island of Euboea.
The tree was a centuries-old symbol of this place and is described in the works of the ancient geographer and philosopher Strabo. Its thickness was such that it took 10 people to cover it, and until the last day it bore many olives.
The announcement of the destruction of the tree was posted on Twitter and provoked a reaction from many Greek users of the social network, and the mayor of the neighboring city of Istia – Edipsos Ioannis Kondias said that the situation on the island “comparable to the Holocaust ».
Thousands of Euboea residents have fled their homes after the fires spread uncontrollably for the seventh day in a row, and ferries are ready to evacuate more people if they are ready, Tanyug added.
The seven-day heat wave that swept Greece has been the strongest in three decades.
ΡΟΒΙΕΣ Ευβοίας: Ελιά…2500 χρόνων‼️
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