The fire broke out near the tourist resort of Rodakino, in the municipality of Agios Vassiliou
A fire broke out in an area with grassy vegetation between the villages of Krya Vrysi and Orne of the municipality of Agios Vassiliou, which quickly took on large proportions due to the strong winds blowing in the area. In fact, it was decided to evacuate the settlement of Orne by the residents, it writes flashnews.gr.
The mayor of Agios Vassiliou, Yiannis Tatarakis, states in his statements to APE-MPE that “the villages are no longer in danger, the fire is moving towards the main road that leads from Rethymno to Agia Galini and I believe that the firefighters will manage to tame it.”
Fire in a grassy area in the Korakas area of ​​Rethymnon. Ground and air forces were mobilized.
— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) July 15, 2022
At noon on Friday (15/7) a new “front” of fire also appeared in the tourist settlement Peach of the municipality of Agios Vassiliou as well. Therefore, the fire brigade is also rushing there and more specifically in the area of ​​Korakas.
Strong winds are making the firefighting work difficult, while help has been requested from other counties. Three helicopters are already working to extinguish it from the air.
According to the regional commander of the Fire Brigade of Crete, Giorgos Tsikalas, who spoke to neakriti.gr “the fire is burning uncontrollably and has requested aerial assistance from other areas outside Crete”.
In fact, according to information, an order was given to evacuate Kato Rodakinos, as the village is under threat.
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