David Patrikarakos David Patrikarakos

My roots burnt with Greece

My family's olive grove was lost in the fires – and with it, a part of me is gone

The olive trees that stood in my ancestral village for centuries have burnt to the ground. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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