An evacuation message from 112 was sent a little while ago to the residents and visitors of the areas of Giannouli and Sidiro in Evros, where there are constantly outbreaks of fire.

Those who are in Sidiro are asked to move away towards Mega Dereion.

Those who are in the Giannouli area, must move towards Soufli.

The two fire fronts are active in Leptokarya and Kotronia

The two major fronts of the fire in Evros that remain active are in the areas of Leptokarya and in particular in the location of Megalo Rema and in Kotronia.

Surrounding the settlement of Kotronia are large outbreaks of resurgence.

At 6.30 yesterday evening the area was evacuated with a message from 112, while since 5.30 in the morning the aerial means have been trying to limit the front.

The task of extinguishing, despite the strong firefighting forces -ground and air- which operate continuously in the area, in the last hours becomes even more difficult as the change in the direction of the winds to southerlies, from north-easters that were blowing against the flames in the previous days, today pushes the fire with its course seemingly uncontrollable.

It is noted that in the area 475 firefighters with 100 vehicles, 16 infantry units with the air support of 11 aircraft and five helicopters have been allocated for the extinguishing operations.