The mayor of Soufli, Panagiotis Kalakikos, clarified that “there is currently no danger, however, for precautionary reasons, the residents must move away”.
Order for the organized preventive removal of its inhabitants Nanny was given just before midnight by 112 as the fire had approached the village of Dadia at a distance of 500-600 meters.
The precautionary evacuation of the residents was decided upon the recommendation of the Fire Department
The mayor of Soufli, Panagiotis Kalakikos, clarified that “there is currently no danger, however, for precautionary reasons, the residents must move away”.
He mentioned that there are thick smokes, the fire is very intense and despite the fact that the existing fire zone around the village has been expanded, the type of burning vegetation affects the behavior of the fire which under certain conditions could pass the fire zone.
Mostly elderly people were removed from the village.
According to the Fire Department, the fire has multiple fronts
A strong force of the fire department with 320 firefighters with 13 groups of infantry departments and 68 vehicles is working on the fire and will be working throughout the night. Support is provided by volunteer firefighters, volunteer Civil Protection groups, construction machinery and infantry units of the army, the Forestry Service and local water bodies. All the Fire Services of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace have been put on general alert.
He goes to Dadia early in the morning government echelon under the Minister of Civil Protection Christos Stylianidis
At Lesvos the fire that broke out on Saturday morning is raging on various fronts in the area between Vatera, Vrisa and Stavros without currently threatening any settlement according to the latest information from the fire department
The Forestry Department, the Army and the Municipality have collaborated to create a Fire Zone for additional protection of the Vrisa settlement.
The authorities removed more than 450 citizens from the wider area of Vatera, for which an evacuation order had been given. The fire passed from the southeast side of the settlement and burned two houses, two warehouses, another house has been damaged.
At the same time, a total of nine people were rescued from the coast by Coast Guard vessels
One firefighter was slightly injured during the firefight.
The night is hard at Akritochori, Messinia due to the fire that broke out at noon on Saturday in an agro-forest area. The fire has several active fronts while strong winds are blowing in the area, making the efforts of the Fire Department difficult. The fire is raging out of control.
The fire is in progress at the location Tsakatoura of Grevena, in low vegetation. The place is mountainous and difficult
It came under partial control to Faucet Preveza
On all fronts, powerful firefighting forces are operating and will continue to operate during the night. Apart from the fire in Dadia, the others do not threaten any settlement.
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