The fire in Karystos is currently without an active front, with scattered small outbreaks, where earlier it had grown in size due to the strong winds, while the villages of Amygdalia and Prinia had also been evacuated as a precaution.

However, speaking to SKAI, the deputy regional governor of Evia, Giorgos Kelaiditis, spoke of many fronts and an uncontrollable fire.

He pointed out that the fire department is trying to control the fire around the settlements

There are reports of fire damage to stables and livestock facilities

40 firefighters with 14 vehicles, a pedestrian section are working to extinguish the fire.

Aerial vehicles that arrived early in the area were unable to attempt water drops due to strong winds.

The aerial vehicles that arrived very early to help contain the fire were unable to attempt water drops due to the strong winds, while the residents of the villages of Amygdalia and Prinia have evacuated the villages.

With the help of the firefighters, the police and the municipal authority, they head towards Karystos.

“The fire is too big. We are talking about disaster. Homes, stables and animals are threatened. The fire is uncontrollable,” notes the president of Amygdalia Pan. Hundasis.

Reinforcements of the firefighting forces are expected from all over Evia and the wider region, while machines from the Municipality of Karystos and the Region of Sterea have been mobilized.

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