A forest on fire in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/23/23843544/the-last-24-hours-through-the-lenses-of-associated-press-photographers

ATHENS – With Greece forced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to return to using coal-fired plants to generate electricity, the state’s Public Power Corporation will acquire the developer of a 216 Megawatt wind farm off Alexandroupolis.

Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/greeces-electricity-company-investing-in-offshore-wind-power-farms/

Late Monday, health authorities started to partially evacuate a hospital on the outskirts of Alexandroupolis as a precaution.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3212870/major-wildfires-burn-in-greece-spains-canary-island-of-tenerife.html

This is expected to last until the summer, which means that a large number of military and civilian employees of the US armed forces will permanently reside in Alexandroupolis.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/28/us-soldiers-arrive-alexandroupolis-greece/