Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope

Vasilis Tsiamitas, 46, looks over at his village from the burned-out Saint John's church in the village of Sesklo, Greece, October 5, 2023. Fierce storms and floods have become more frequent in recent years while rising temperatures make summers hotter and drier, creating tinder-box conditions for wildfires. Muddy roads and household furniture piled out to dry in villages across the central mainland region of Thessaly, are a constant reminder of the steps Greece needs to take as it adapts to climate change to mitigate the impact of such freak weather events. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

SESKLO, Greece (Reuters) - The fires came first. Then the floods.

In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old Vasilis Tsiamitas has felt the extremes of both freak weather phenomena this summer, that have made Greece a climate change hotspot.