The situation is difficult on the island of Kos where the battle of the fire brigade with the flames continues – Residents and tourists gather at the stadium of Antimachia – The fire is also ongoing in Chios
The fire fronts that broke out on Monday in Chios and Kos while under control fire was set on Viannos shelter in Crete. No active the front are also the fires in Distomo in Boeotia, Zakynthos, Heraklion in Crete and Agios Elissaio in the municipality of Monemvasia in Laconia.
The situation on her island is difficult Mr where the battle of the fire brigade continues with the fire that broke out on Monday morning in the Portes Antimachia area. As it became known from the Fire Department, the situation is difficult as a large flare-up occurred late in the afternoon in a difficult place with the fire now moving towards the beach front.
Since late afternoon, the evacuation of some hotels has begun for security reasons, while as can be seen in the photos of kosnews24.gr, residents and tourists have been moved to the stadium of Antimachia.
According to local media, the fire approached houses in the Vasiliki area without any damage.
Shortly after 7 pm a new message was sent from 112. Those who were in the Kardamena area were asked to move away towards Antimachia.
The forces of the Fire Department were further strengthened and 102 firefighters with 7 groups of pedestrian sections and 13 vehicles are operating at the scene, while 6 aircraft and 2 helicopters were deployed from the air. Shortly before 9 p.m. the aerial vehicles made their last water drops, returning to their bases, leaving the task of putting out the fire to the ground fire forces.
The forces on the island are expected to be further strengthened with 15 firefighters and 2 vehicles that will be transferred by ferry from Rhodes.
In his Facebook post the mayor of the island, Mr. Theodosis Nikitaras states that the situation is difficult and appeals for the collection of food and water.
The situation is also difficult in Chios – The forces are strengthened – 2 firefighters were injured
Firefighters are fighting the flames in Chios as well. 142 firefighters with 8 forest commando teams are working on the Chios fire, including 30 firefighters flown in from Athens, 21 vehicles, 7 aircraft and 3 helicopters, of which 1 is for their coordination.
The forces will be reinforced in the next few hours with 66 firefighters and 12 vehicles crossing by ferry from Lesvos and Athens.
According to the representative of the fire department, Vassilis Vathrakoyiannis, the situation remains difficult in Chios, and great efforts will continue to be made by all the Civil Protection forces of the island to contain it. In fact, fortunately, during the extinguishing, 2 firefighters were slightly injured.
According to a report by SKAI, a man is being sought who was allegedly burning remains of dry branches with strong winds of 10 Beaufort.
The fire at the Viannos Shelter is under control
The fire that broke out on Monday afternoon in the Katofygi area of ​​Viannos was brought under control, according to cretapost.gr
The mobilization of the fire service was great due to the difficult place where the fire broke out and the strong winds that were blowing in the area.
In addition to the ground forces, two helicopters also assisted in extinguishing the fire.
In the afternoon, two messages were sent from 112 about the fire in the Katofygi area of ​​Heraklion, Crete, which has broken out in low vegetation. Those who were in Katofygi and Xeniako of Crete were called to evacuate to Emparo Square.
Earlier, the first message called for residents to remain alert due to the ongoing fire.
No homes were damaged by the fire.
“Caution” says the fire department
“We emphasize that the danger created by the fires requires everyone’s attention”, stressed the Press Representative of the Fire Brigade, Fire Chief, Vasilios Vathrakogiannis, in the emergency briefing on the forest fires
A total of 51 agroforestry fires broke out in the last 24 hours. 44 of them were dealt with immediately and the fire brigade is currently dealing with 8 more fires. 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.
Source: Skai
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