570 firefighters with 160 vehicles and 28 pedestrian units are operating at the scene, aerial means have increased – The biggest fire front of this season
She is in recession fire which broke out on Sunday morning in a wooded area in Corinthian wooden castlein which two men lost their lives.
As it became known from Fire departmentsupporting air forces are reinforced. 570 firefighters with 28 forestry teams and 160 vehicles, volunteers, Civil Protection volunteer teams, as well as water tankers and project machinery of the Peloponnese Region and the General Staff of National Defense, as well as forces of the Forestry Service and the Greek Police, are operating at the scene. From the air, 24 aerial vehicles are assisting, specifically 15 helicopters, of which four are for coordination, and nine aircraft, of which two from Italy and one from Croatia.
It is recalled that the General Secretariat of Civil Protection activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) by requesting the provision of aerial assistance to deal with the forest fires in Corinthia. In particular, the aid to our country includes three CL-415 firefighting aircraft, two from Italy and one from Croatia.
Earlier, the Municipality of Xylokastro – Eurostini announced that, due to the extraordinary conditions that have arisen from the fire, all schools will remain closed today and Wednesday.
“The safety of students and residents is our absolute priority, and we ask all parents and guardians to be regularly informed by the official communication channels of the Municipality about any further developments. Thank you for your understanding and we remain at your disposal” it is emphasized.
The fire in Corinthia the biggest of this season – Ash over 65,000 acres
According to the latest data from the Rapid Mapping Service Copernicus and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS), the forest fire in Corinthia is the largest of this period.
In this #Sentinel3 image from 1 October 2024, smoke from the fire near Corinth is visible.
Just 2 days earlier, a wildfire broke out in the Peloponnese 🇬🇷, prompting the evacuation of several villages. 350 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze.https://t.co/pOktiYPTPL pic.twitter.com/W4WdyFaNQg
— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) October 2, 2024
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.
In Corinthia for the registration of ELGA damage levels
Echelons of him will go to Corinthia ELGA for the demarcation of the areas, which were 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.
Source: Skai
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