[greece wildfire rafina.JPG]REUTERS/Costas Baltas * WILDFIRES THAT RAVAGED SEVERAL SEASIDE TOWNS IN GREECE ARE SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ARSON. * CLIMATE CHANGE LIKELY ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH EXACERBATED FLAMES. * 83 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN FIRES THAT ENGULFED POPULAR SUMMER RESORT SPOTS NEAR ATHENS, AND DOZENS MORE REMAIN IN HOSPITAL. ------------------------- Wildfires that ravaged several seaside towns in Greece and left 83 people dead are suspected to have been caused by arson. Nikos Toskas, deputy minister for citizen protection, said in a press conference Thursday that the nature of the fires indicated deliberate human action. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Why penalty kicks are so unfair to goalies SEE ALSO: * How extreme summer heat affects your body and brain * Greece is burning because dry, blisteringly hot conditions are hitting Europe hard this summer — take a look * Flood-prone US states have billions of dollars of property at stake in the next 15 years — here's where it will be worst SEE ALSO: GREECE IS BURNING BECAUSE DRY, BLISTERINGLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE HITTING EUROPE HARD THIS SUMMER — TAKE A LOOK
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