Fire now in Amfissa: Fiery blaze with 6 Beaufort burns the large olive grove

The strong winds blowing at this time in the ‘Amphissa and the wider area, which exceed 6 Beaufort, leave no room for optimism for the ground and air forces to control the huge front of the fire.

THE firewhich broke out from an unknown cause shortly after midday, has reached large proportions and has developed on three fronts.

One front moves north towards the side which is the female side monastery of the prophet Eliaswhich was evacuated as a precaution by the eight nuns.

Already, the powerful forces are trying to contain the front so that it does not advance towards the monastery and from there into the forest area.

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The second front appears to be the most threatening. It is in the direction of the village Sernikaki, but it is very far from the village, which is not in danger at this stage. However, strong firefighting forces from the ground and from the air along with volunteers and machines are trying to contain the fire.

The third front moves through the olive grove and is the most destructive, while ground and air means try to contain it.

“With such winds, no one can be optimistic,” emphasizes the mayor of Delphi, Panagiotis Tagalis, speaking to RES-EMP and in fact he notes that “by the last light of the day, we should have controlled most of the fire because otherwise during the night things will become nightmarish” and asked for “reinforcement of ground and air means while it is still day”.

As it became known, a while ago the faults in some pumping stations were repaired and they started working again. But calls to limit water consumption remain.

At this time, more and more forces of the Fire Brigade and volunteers are gathered, while forces have been transferred from Fthiotida and Aitoloakarnania and at the same time forest commando units have been deployed at critical points.

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