Nightmares are the moments that pass the Kythera with fire which occurred on Saturday morning (26.07.2025) to continue its destructive work.
The fire in Kythera has caused great damage and on Sunday morning (27.07.2025) a new message was sent to evacuate areas by residents.
“If you are in the areas of Gerakianika, Claradika, Venice, Purko and Kalisperiana Kythera, leave for Livadi,” the message said.
To extinguish her operate 67 firefighters with 2 forestry groups, 22 vehicles and volunteers Just before 7am, 2 aircraft and 3 helicopters started operating.
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.
Large rejuvenations were marked until 1:30 in the early morning, inThe picture remains choking, with the smoke covering everything.
Appeal from the island’s deputy mayor
The dramatic situation in Kythera was described by the Deputy Mayor of the island, George Komninos, stressing that the fire has already destroyed a large area and threatens settlements, monasteries and tourist areas.
“Half the island has been burned,” he said characteristically, noting that “a monastery is in danger – if they do not come in, it will burn.”
Despite the efforts made yesterday, he stressed that the delayed airline intervention allowed the rejuvenation: “The cananders came, throwing for an hour and left. Then the fire escaped. ” He even emphasized that Strong winds change direction, “They twist and pull the fire everywhere”, even leading it to virgin areas.
“We have burned houses, bees, olive trees. The Melidoni tourist beach has been destroyed, “he said, warning that if the fire fighting was not immediately strengthened,” people will be burned “.
As for tourists, there has been no mass departure at present, but the mayor warned: “If the fire is not limited, everyone will leave – we will have a complete disaster. “
Concluding, he urged an emergency call for an aerial means and for immediate response to west winds, who, as he said, if they were strengthened, “will also burn villages”.
It is worth noting that according to ERTnews meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos, “Surely in Kythera the western winds will be significantly strengthened” by referring to the worst scenario on the front of the fire.