The battle continues with the flare-ups in Evros, Rodopi, Parnitha and Viotia, with the fire brigades dealing with a total of 105 fires across the territory.

According to information from the Fire Department, 46 new forest fires occurred in the last twenty-four hours, most of which were dealt with immediately, in their initial stage.

Particularly:

• In Parnitha, strong forces are operating and facing flare-ups, mainly on its southwest side, near the Clan Fort

• In Evros, the resurgence that took place in the wider area of ​​Lefkimmi took dimensions and created a front, for this reason, at 13:56, a message was sent by 112 to the residents of the area, in order to move away to the area of ​​Tychero Evros

• In Rodopi, there was a resurgence in the Kassitera area, for this reason, at 14:08, a message was sent by 112 to the residents of the area, in order to move away to the Sapes area

• Resurgences are being dealt with in the mountainous massif of the Steiri and Kyriaki regions of Boeotia

• In the forest fire that occurred yesterday in ‘Andros, active burns are being treated

The following fires were brought under partial control:

• in the area of ​​Platsa Messinia and 29 firefighters are operating, with 2 groups of pedestrian departments and 5 vehicles, while 3 aircraft and 1 helicopter are operating. Assistance is provided by volunteer firefighters

• in the Kalo Nero area of ​​Messinia and 18 firefighters and 8 vehicles are operating, while 2 aircraft are operating

Assistance in dealing with the fires is provided by the European Civil Protection Mechanism with forces from Cyprus (2 aircraft, which operated in Alexandroupoli), Germany (1 aircraft, which operated in the wider area of ​​Fili in Attica), Sweden (1 aircraft, which operated in wider area of ​​the Tribe in Attica), Czech Republic (1 helicopter, which operated in Distomo in Boeotia and 16 firefighters with 3 vehicles, operating in Provatonas Evros), Romania (53 firefighters with 10 vehicles, operating in the Kirkis mines, in Alexandroupoli), Bulgaria (36 firefighters with 5 vehicles, operating in the Lefkimi area of ​​Evros), Slovakia (39 firefighters with 8 vehicles, operating in Alexandroupoli), but also through the pre-installation program from France (25 firefighters with 4 vehicles, operating in Andros ), as well as through an interstate agreement from Albania (46 firefighters with 5 vehicles, operating in the forest of Dadia) and from Serbia (28 people pedestrian section, operating in the Treis Vryses area, in Dadia Evros).

Also, assistance is provided by a large number of volunteer firefighters, forces provided by the General Staff of National Defense and the Hellenic Police, as well as water tankers and machinery from the Regions.

The local investigative offices, as well as units of the Directorate for Combating Arson Crimes (D.A.E.E.) are investigating the causes of the fires.

For tomorrow, Monday, the risk of fire remains high in many areas of the country. The personnel of the Fire Services of the Territory remain on general alert in order to deal with the increased service demands, which have arisen due to the large number of fires, while aerial surveillance patrols continue, as well as patrols by Fire, Police and Military forces.

Finally, the Fire Brigade calls on all citizens to be particularly careful and in the event of a fire, for their own safety, to faithfully follow the instructions of the competent authorities.