#tw heatwave

[gemsofgreece]

Yesterday in the northern suburbs of Athens, Greece. Photo by Kosmas Koumianos.

Like all of South Europe and Turkey, Greece has been going through an extreme elongated heatwave and is fighting about 80 wildfires scattered throughout the country. The temperature reached 45 degrees Celsius in several places, making the conditions of fighting the fires unbearable.

[gemsofgreece]

What are some trustworthy places to donate money to fighting the wildfires? I know of the Hellenic Institute but not much else. Thank you!

So far there are not many options, maybe because the immediate need is for volunteers to physically help fight the still expanding fires and probably more donations will start later.

There are two I found:

1. You can donate to the Red Cross Greece.

Transfer your donation to their account in the bank "Eurobank".

Their IBAN: GR26 0260 2400 0003 0020 1205 013

Their SWIFT code: ERBKGRAAXXX

In the reason box or whatever it is called, use the word "Πυρκαγιές" just like I write it here. Copy paste it. It means "Wildfires".

If you need more guidance call them at ([phone]

2. The gamers / youtubers UNBOXHOLICS ( Sakis and Alekos Karpas, they are brothers) are doing a special livestream on twitch.tv to gather donations. Now you may ask, seriously??? A twitch by some gamers?! Yes, these guys are super legit. They are some of the most popular and straightforward Greek youtubers and I believe they can totally be trusted. They have done this before, for the fatal fires of Mati in 2017. The livestream begins today 6/8/2021 at 11.45 PM EEST (you 'll have to convert to your timezone). As long as there is a way to donate through twitch even if you are abroad and as long as the language isn't a problem, you don't have to worry whether your money will go to the right hands. Anyway, check them out and see.

This is their twitch link.

3. Avaaz. This is not a donation but please sign this campaign that all burned areas should be immediately reforested to their former state without any exception accepted. This is the link.

Hopefully there will be more donating platforms launching soon.

*PS: I found some random people launching gofundmes and stuff but I obviously can't vouch for them.

I thank you for your intention to offer help to those in need right now. You rock 💕

[gemsofgreece]

Turkish politicians blaming us Greeks that we put Kurds to start fires in Turkish forests as if a) we ever had the means to convince anyone else do something for us and b) we aren’t too busy burning our own forests for the time being

[gemsofgreece]

My thoughts to all brothers and sisters in Agrinio, Larisa, Sparta and wherever else the temperature hit more than 43 degrees (109.4 F).

From my part, where all meteorological sites kept saying 36 for my place, that’s absolutely not a chance true, 36 is pretty standard, I know how it feels. This shit was a 40. If the predictions are so off and down now, then I assume the 45-46s for next Monday and Tuesday are gonna be a 50 or something 😅

Also I have to steal a comment I saw on Facebook about the wind which felt like that hot blast of air when you open the door of a functioning oven and yeah that’s exactly what it was like.

[cactusinthedesert02]

I cannot function with this heat at all lol. It didn't hit me that it's also very bad where I live because of the heatwave in Europe that also occured, but it's so hot my ac can't keep up.