Thursday, January 3, 2019

Three Migrants Given Greek Citizenship for Valor; Rescued Dozens of People Fleeing Deadly Wildfire

Three migrant fisherman were granted Greek citizenship yesterday for "ignoring the dangers" and rescuing dozens of people fleeing this summer's deadly wildfire, the Euro News website reports today (January 3, 2019).

Emad El Khaimi, 50, and Mahmoud Ibrahim Musa, 46, both from Egypt, as well as Gani Xheka, 35, from Albania received their citizenship from Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during a ceremony in Athens yesterday.

The three men assisted people who had jumped into the sea to escape the July 23 wildfire which swept through the Attica Peninsula and the popular resort town of Mati.

At least 91 people were killed by the blaze or during their attempts to flee, with some drowning or suffocating because of the thick smoke.

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