“The resurgence in the “Karauli” position does not pose any danger. EL.AS has already been limited for preventive reasons. has stopped the traffic,” the press representative of the Fire Service, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, told SKAI and the show “Dekatians” with Yiannis Pittaras and Giorgos Grigoriadis.

Mr. Vathrakogiannis noted that “there is also an open fire that has occurred since July 19 in the area of ​​Laconia and started near the settlement of Lefkohoma. There, we have flare-ups today and two aircraft are operating there.”

Referring to the fire in Rhodes, Mr. Vathrakogiannis emphasized that “today is the sixth day that the fire is ongoing in Rhodes, the sixth day that it continues to destroy forest area but also causes damage to constructions and infrastructure”, and that “in several cases the flames exceeded 20 meters, mainly in places where the vegetation was dense and the radiation created a problem in the approach of the ground forces”.

“We have large flare-ups in the southeast of the island and near the settlement of Asklipieio. And of course, great efforts are being made to limit it. There are currently 266 firefighters operating, with 16 teams of walking departments and 19 water vehicles, including all 31 firefighters with four vehicles transferred from Slovakia. From the air, 4 aircraft and 4 helicopters are operating, while from minute to minute two French aircraft, one aircraft from Croatia and two aircraft from Turkey will participate in the operation,” he added.