The evacuation of the Gennadi area, the village of Lachania and the Plimmyri tourist area, the Ministry of Climate Change decided for precautionary reasons.

Already the residents of the area have been notified via 112 to depart for Lindos and the village of Apolakkia respectively.

Earlier, strong gusts of wind they caused a new flare-up making the extinguishing task difficult. The flames entered the village of Vati while already the residents they evacuated it as they received a message from 112 asking them to move towards Lindos.

The flames shortly after 13.00 had reached 200 meters away from the settlement Vati crossing the road to Gennady.

Video from Vati:

Target of firefighters and volunteers were nstop the fire front so that it does not reach the settlement which they ultimately failed to do because of the winds.

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The fire crossed the river located in the village and the wind takes it to Gennadi. At this point, there are no roads for the fire brigade. Thus, only aerial vehicles can operate.

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Five canards fly over Vati, while helicopters also dropped on the spot. At the same time, the excavators create fire zones with the help of firefighters and volunteers.

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The first evacuation of the settlement had taken place since yesterdayhowever, many residents are on the side of the firefighters who are making superhuman efforts.

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