Third day and battles with flames give to Chios Great Fire Forces. Specifically attempt 444 firefighters, That is, all the power of Chios with reinforcements from Athens, Thessaloniki, Kavala and Lesvos, 21 forestry groups, 85 vehicles and 30 volunteers in hiking sections, with 4 voluntary vehicles. With them eight aerial means, two aircraft and six helicopters While the work of the extinguishing is assisted by aquifers and work machines of the Greek Army and Local Government.
Despite the generous efforts of all the state of the fire It is characterized as fragile.
At this time (14:00.) A front is underway by Saint George Sykousi to the Competent, which passed shortly before the Kabi site, through mastic trees, burning forest and grassland. The fire is also directed to the cemetery of St. George and the Fire Forces are trying to prevent the flames in the forest of slavery.
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In recession seems to be, from 12:30, the front between Dough and laurel, rejuvenated earlier. Small and multicolored fronts remain active between villages Lithi and Vesa.
It is noted that, yesterday, Chios has declared in an extraordinary state Necessary while today the work of firefighting are difficult to blow in the area.
The situation in Chios was mentioned by Chios Vice -Mayor Nikos Nikas and the Pyrometeorologist and Researcher at the National Observatory of Athens, Thodoris Giannaros, speaking on the radio of ERT’s first program.
As Mr Nyktas said, “Chios is black at the moment (…). Now that we are discussing it is a mountain, a mountain range that burns whole, has fires, smoke and helicopters (…). It is important to extinguish this fire, because it is just above the village, Lithi (…). The village has been evacuated, residents are gone. Evacuable from the morning (…). “
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As for whether there may have been arson, he noted: “It’s true (…). I believe that the Fire Brigade, because it has come and a special step, have evidence that it really existed. The point is will we catch them? Will we be able to protect ourselves from them? He’s gone anymore. This job is not done, it is not done (…). “
Pytimteorologist andThe researcher at the Athens National Observatory Theodoros Giannaros said: “It’s a very difficult situation. It is extremely alarming that the fire is on both double and triple and triple (…). In terms of conditions, based on the available data, which we have, a difficult time from about one to eight in the evening, the winds are really less reinforced than the previous two days. Sunday and Monday we were about 5 to 6 beaufort. Today we have fallen to 4 to 5 beaufort and is expected to fade from 8pm. However, we are gradually awaiting a shift of the winds from northeast north -northwest northwest, and this could possibly turn the fire to the area where the largest mastic villages are located. It takes a lot of attention to control that front. “
Finally, Mr. Yiannaros noted: “It will sound a little pessimistic, but I think we have not been taught by previous fires and have not been taught, because we do not have the data to learn. In order to learn from past fires, from previous incidents, it must have data. That is, to know at what speed the fire moved, to know the parameters in between various times, so that it can analyze it and export real lessons. As long as we do not have this data, it is impossible to say that we export lessons. “
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