Fiery inferno in Phyli: The fire broke on two fronts – Agony not to reach the forest of Parnitha – Alexandroupolis is burning for the 5th day

The fire brigades are fighting a difficult battle with the flames on the three big fronts that are raging, in Fyli, Aspropyrgos and Alexandroupoli with the rekindlings being continuous due to the strong winds.

The night was extremely difficult in Attica, with the fire brigade fighting a great battle on its front Tribal so that the flames do not pass to the National Park of Parnitha. A little while ago, the aerial vehicles started dropping water.

Speaking to SKAI, the deputy governor of Civil Protection, Vasilis Kokkalishe mentioned that the main fronts in the Tribe are twoone in Decelia and the other in Saint John the Russian. He mentioned that in both fires houses have been burnt.

According to Mr. Kokkalis, the fire is far from the National Forest.

Speaking to SKAI 100.3, the deputy mayor of Menidi, Stathis Topalidis, made it known that a while ago three nursing homes with 150 people were evacuated, which have currently been moved to the town hall. He stressed that the evacuation was precautionary.

According to the traffic police, traffic regulations have been put into effect in the areas of Thrakomacedoni and Acharni.

For White towerthe deputy governor, Vassilis Kokkalis, said there is no problem, but industrial facilities have been damaged.

Strong police forces remain in the wider area in an effort to prevent looting.

Evros in flames

In Evros, the active fronts that are troubling are that of Alexandroupolis, which is burning for the 5th day, and the one in the National Park of Dadia, where the charred immigrants were found.

The danger is great as wind gusts reach 8 Beaufort.

The head forester of Alexandroupolis, Giorgos Pistolas, outlines in APE-MPE the special characteristics of the fire, mainly its aggressiveness and constant changes of direction, which are reinforced by the strong winds.

The first front appeared in Melia in the early hours of Saturday, but after traveling a long distance in a short time, it met and joined in Aisymi with the forest fire of Dadia that occurred on Monday morning. “‘Well, we are talking about a single front of the fire with many “tongues” whose movement is usually southwest. “Language” means that there is not one main axis of fire, but there are side axes which at their top have the specific direction, moving a little west and quite south down. They united and ended up above the hospital of Alexandroupolis. The head is extinguished but the tail and fins, the side sections of the fire are spreading. The tail to the rear, the laterals usually move left and right, for us now they go west. These are the fixed characteristics of the fires that unite. Also due to the air, too many spots are created. Spots are the spots that burn when a fire is thrown at a distance of 200-400 meters, creating a new focus and then a new fire front. He explains that “for our own area, while we had a fire that was at the height of Melia and further south creating parallel right-left fires, from one point onwards due to the intensity of the wind, they multiply in extent and intensity with a geometric progression. This is the problem that the union of the two fires creates for us. It starts and creates a very large burnt area in which the fire develops».

The burning fronts in the Municipality of Alexandroupoli

The settlements of Plaka, the former settlement of Amphithea, Pylaia-Koila, Dikella, Mesimvria are the fronts of the fourth day.

The largest front is within the pine forest of Cirki, it is in progress and moving either south or west towards Sycorrachis.

In Kirki, the fire arose from the sides of the main fire coming from Dadia and Aisymi, and the settlement is under immediate threat.

The two fronts of the Rhodope

For the second day, the forces of the Fire Service continue to fight to bring under control the fire that is burning forest areas on two fronts in Rodopi, in Ano Drosini and in Mischos Iasmou.

The municipal unit of Sosti of the municipality of Iasmos, in which houses have also burned, was declared in a state of emergency of Civil Protection.

Two teams of the Northern Greece Natural Disaster Recovery Directorate of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport are going to the fire-affected areas of Rodopi, and they will have a meeting with the deputy governor of Rodopi, Nikos Tsalikidis, and the mayor of Iasmos, Moomin Moomin.

Mr. Tsalikidis stated to APE-MPE that in Gratini of the municipality of Komotini, where a precautionary evacuation was decided, the fire has been extinguished, however those who have left will not return to the village today. He estimated that, so far, the front in the municipality of Iasmos is not dangerous.

The municipality of Komotini announced that 20 kidney patients from Alexandroupolis who were transferred to Komotini for dialysis and are unable to return because Egnatia Odos is closed, will be accommodated at the Multifunctional Center of the Municipality of Komotini, where they will receive medical care from a nephrologist and nurses.

Residents in Petrotas, Agios Charalambos, Maronia, Asketis, Kangeles, Platanitis, Nea and Palaia Krovyli in Rodopi are asked to be ready with a new message sent by 112 warning of a forest fire in progress in the area.

Thebes

Shortly before 5:00 yesterday afternoon, a new fire broke out in a grassy area next to industrial warehouses in Moschopodi, Thebes.

The fire quickly took on very large dimensions, having in front of it a forest area, and then a pine grove, of the Moschopodi forest, and fears are expressed that the fire may even reach the camp.

There were continuous appeals from both the Mayor and the deputies of the area for aerial means, while then 4 aircraft that continuously fired shots stopped the progress of the fire.