For the 4th day, the firefighters continue to fight with scattered outbreaks in hard-to-reach places on the big fire in Xylokastro Corinthia that broke out on Sunday as well, leaving behind 2 dead.

According to the latest data from the Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service and the European Observatory for Forest Fires (EFFIS), the forest fire in Corinthia is the biggest this season.

By the morning of Tuesday, October 1, 2024, it is estimated that the flames had consumed approximately 65,000 acres.

In addition, from 2010 to this year, the large fires in the area have burned a total of more than 180,000 acres, a surface which corresponds to 8% of the total surface of the Province of Corinthia.

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In Corinthia for the registration of ELGA damage levels

ELGA teams will go to Corinthia to demarcate the areas affected by the devastating fires of the last few days.

ELGA crews will work until next Monday, with the aim of identifying the crops that were destroyed.

They will then submit a report to the Administration of the Insurance Agency, so that the following week, with the utilization of the Copernicus satellite images and the reports of the employees of the Agency, a meeting will be held in Corinth with the participation of the regional governor of Peloponnese, Dimitris Ptohou, the ELGA president, Andreas Licorice and service agents, to plan the development of the assessment project and the process of payment of advances to the affected farmers.