The following video shows the start and progression of the forest fire in Parnitha
In a timelapse video of the National Observatory of Athens, the fire on Parnitha is captured minute by minute as powerful firefighting forces fight to contain the fiery front.
In the following video, the start and progress of the forest fire in Parnitha can be seen from the camera of the National Observatory of Athens at the facilities of Penteli. The video starts from the morning of Tuesday 22/08 and extends until the morning hours of Wednesday 23/08.
The situation is characterized as very difficult this morning as well, while the concern is that the flames will not spread to the forest of Parnitha.
From the morning it became known that the fire that started yesterday afternoon has split in two, with one front moving towards Dardiza, Agios Ioannis the Russian and Agia Paraskevi and the other in Dekelia.
They operate 202 firefighters with 9 groups of infantry departments, 65 vehicles and 7 aircraft of which 2 from Sweden and 2 from Germany as well as 8 helicopters of which 1 for aerial coordination have been allocated for aerial firefighting.
At the same time, strong forces of volunteer firefighters with foot units, forces that have been made available by the General Staff of National Defense, the Hellenic Police, as well as water tankers and work machines of the Attica Region are operating.
Source: Skai
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