US ambassador praises first responders, vols, civil defense official combating Greece’s wildfires

US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt on Wednesday took to Twitter to comment on the dozens of wildfires that erupted around Greece over the past two days, including a bevy of major blazes that come amid the worst heat wave to scorch the country in nearly 35 years.

“As our Greek allies face the challenges of a heatwave, fires, evacuations & destruction of property, I offer my admiration for your courage & gratitude to firefighters, Hellenic armed forces personnel, police, gov’t leaders & volunteers working to keep all of us safe,” was the Tweet by the high-profile top US envoy in Greece.