Rage the three fires that burn in Chios Early on Sunday noon(22/6). From the first moment on the island of the northeast Aegean have reached strong firefighters that are constantly reinforced. However, the task of extinguishing is difficult to make by the strong winds that blow in the area make their work difficult.
At the same time, in a post, meteorologist Theodoris Kolidas stresses that the smoke from the fires in Chios have already passed the central Cyclades, while posting a map.
At the same time, Meteo, using Europe’s second-generation geostatic satellite satellite-12, presents a video on the evolution of the fire from 12:40 to 18:10 on Sunday (22/6). As can be seen in this, transporting from the reinforced northern winds reaches Santorini (~ 220 kilometers south) within 5 hours and about 30 minutes.
Yiannis Kefalogiannis: “Arsonists will not go unpunished”
The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Giannis Kefalogiannis He pointed out that the three simultaneous fires in Chios, in forest areas in Kofina, Agia Anna and the Vrontades, are particularly concerned, with the risk index at 4.
«It is already going to the island of the Arson Criminal Directorate and in cooperation with the State Security forces, they will investigate the causes“, The minister noted.
«I would like to emphasize that arsonists, either negligent or deceitful, now face heavy administrative penalties and fines, as well as criminal responsibilities. No one can endanger, either frivolous or intent, lives, property and environmental environment »Mr. Kefalogiannis emphasized.
How did the fire in Chios started
The fire that started from the Kofina area, under the Virgin Mary, has now expanded to three fronts, which the firefighters are struggling to limit.
Message of 112 to residents
From about 12:50 the messages of 112 to citizens began to leave. Specifically, Civil Protection calls on the inhabitants of the areas of Agios Panteleimonas, Kastromini, outskirts, Gialika and Our Lady to move away to the city of Chios. While a message was sent to the residents of St. Makarios Vrontados to move to the beach of Vrontados.
Shortly after 15:00, the decision to evacuate the Vial was made shortly after 15:00. This is the closed controlled structure of Chios immigrants that grows on an area of about 34.6 acres, at the “Chalkios” site. New 112 that came out at 15:30 called the inhabitants of Dafnonas, Verberatos, Chalkio, Kingdom, Grou and Zifia to move to the city of Chios.
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection has put Chios today in the danger category 4, that is, high. Local media reports that the road has been closed at the height of the Leprico, and the area of Vrontados has been without electricity for at least one hour. There are many problems in several areas of the island with a typical example of Vrontados who is not in power very early.
The evolution of the fire is closely monitored, with firefighting forces making every effort to extinguish it.