The situation changes from hour to hour in Karystoas strong winds help her flare-ups. Ground forces are pinned down as they cannot get close to where the flare-ups are becoming fronts of fire, while the air forces that remain in the area are fighting a real battle on a front approaching 10 kilometers.

“We are fighting a real battle on all fronts,” he notes the regional governor of Sterea, Fanis Spanosspeaking to the Athens Agency and adds: “We were able to contain the momentum of the fire in Karystos towards the village of Potami and partially towards the village of Platanistos. Is the front towards the village of Livadi and Karysto was uncontrolled, but it is far from residential areas”.

We should note that according to the residents “the air forces prevented the spread of the fire in Platanistos, literally inside the courtyards, and continue the battle as the flames grow around the houses of the village.” The Regional Governor Stereas does not hide his anxiety about the night, as the air forces will leave. “We hope to have a lull in the winds so that we can with ground forces limit the extension of the disaster” as he notes.

The residents of the Platanistos Karystos area received a message from 112 earlier to evacuate the settlement and head to Karystos.

According to the Fire Department, 93 firefighters with three groups of pedestrians and 32 vehicles are operating at the scene, while two helicopters and three aircraft are assisting from the air.