In a fiery click lies the country with many and large fires to cause great disasters. The most serious fronts are found in Kythera, Euboea, Messinia and Chania, while in Kryoneri there are some small scattered outbreaks.
All night the fire forces fought with the fires in Kythera, Euboea and Chania and everyone hoped for the help of flying media.
There are ongoing water pouring in the area of Afrati, Euboea, by aerial means – aircraft and helicopters – as efforts continue to reduce a devastating fire.
The weather is improved yesterday, the winds have decreased, and the dense black smoke, which prevented the effective action of the air means yesterday, have been partially dissolved.
With the first water throws focusing on critical points of fire, mainly on the inaccessible area of Afratius, the air means continue the nightly effort of ground forces, which have exploited the recession of the winds to reduce the fire.
The fire broke out yesterday at noon, for an unknown reason, in the area of Pissona, the Municipality of Dirphia-Messapia. The fire spread rapidly, with the front reached the Pissona-Damn-Damn-Frafi triangle, where hundreds of active outbreaks are incinerated by the long fires.
“The fire is extremely dangerous and has already caused very serious damage,” said Central Greece’s regional governor Fanis Spanos in RES-EIA. “Firefighters are operating on all fronts with strong ground forces, while their region supports about 40 aquifers and earthmoving machines, which we have provided from the first moment,” he said.
Huge disasters in Kythera
It is difficult for Kythera with the fire having burned much of the island and residents referring to biblical disaster.
The fiery flames late Saturday afternoon approached the village of Drimonas, while some settlements have been evacuated. It was such a tension of the fire that there was a need for 139 people from the Limniona beach of Kythera to the port of Kapsali, under the coordination of the Coast Guard Business Center (KEPIH), with port boats and individuals.
Battle in Messinia
The fire in the Eagle Messinia area remains in progress with firefighters trying to delineate it. The fire burns a forest and rural area and moves rapidly, but according to first reports, it does not threaten the Eagle settlement.
The front remains active, but the image is slightly improved thanks to the intensive intervention of the forces.
Without an active front, the fire that broke out in Drosopigi on Saturday remains in the last few hours, but there are active scattered outbreaks, which at times give some searches, which the firefighters fortunately catch up.
ELAS proceeded in 27 releasing citizens in Kryoneri
From the first moment of the fire in Kryoneri, the Greek Police are in the field with powerful forces, helping the Fire Brigade in dealing with the situation and the protection of human life and property. 110 police officers who have made 27 citizens’ unraveling.
In a message, ELAS calls on citizens to directly comply with the evacuation orders when they are given by the competent authorities. “Early retirement from the endangered areas can save lives – yours and the rescuers,” ELAS said.
Five people in the hospital
According to an EKAB briefing, 5 people have been hospitalized from the fiery front in Attica in hospitals so far.
In particular:
Firefighter with burns in ‘401’
An elderly man with stroke symptoms at Agia Olga Hospital
A person with shortness of breath at Agia Olga Hospital
An elderly with shortness of breath at Agia Olga Hospital
A person with shortness of breath at the “Evangelism” Hospital
Huge front in Chania
Sad is the report of the Great Fire that broke out in Chania and is underway in the municipality of Kantanou and Selinos in Chania, which began peripherally in the village of Temenia. The report so far is four burnt houses, one church and two vehicles, according to ERTnews journalist Katerina Polyzou with the ground forces continuing to operate as aerial throws have stopped.
Conquited optimistic about the partial control of the fiery front of about 20 kilometers that burns forest, grassland and agricultural property and Melissia, representatives of the authorities who operate early in the afternoon in the Municipality of Kantanou.
In Lime Ptolemais, in Ptolemais, one of the fronts caused concern due to the winds in the area.