For the third day fire forces and residents fought to extinguish the fires in Chios, which is now an improved image. According to the first rough calculations, more than 65,000 acres have been burned while settlements were evacuated, houses were burned, crops were destroyed and there were several animal losses.
It is recalled that the Fire Forces and the inhabitants were confronted with 5 fires. According to the Fire Brigade in the morning and noon hours, Sunday, June 22, three different forest fires in Chios and in particular in the areas, Kofina, Agia Anna and Agios Makarios Vrontades. Shortly thereafter, a fourth (4th) fire broke out in the area of ​​Agios Markos, and on the morning of Monday, June 23, a Thursday (5th) fire in the Agiasia area took place.
“We continue to give the fight. We cannot talk about the recession of the front. Still things are difficult »The mayor of the island, Yiannis Mato, said on Tuesday afternoon.
For its part, the Fire Brigade reports that the situation has improved over the previous days and that the Fire Brigades are now facing small resuscitation that they consider to be expected due to the large area of ​​fires.
The effort on Tuesday, June 24, was focused on Saint George to Vesa-Lithi. The goal, with the help of the powerful ground forces as well as aircraft and helicopters and until the night fell, was to limit and control the fires.
In Lithi on Tuesday morning the situation was dramatic, as described by community president Nektarios Kavakakis. As he said, the fire arrived at the coastal settlement and the tourists had to leave the area. “There are also damage to Lithi in mastic cultivation, and two soluble houses over the beach were burned down”he noted.
It is noted that, since Monday, Chios has been declared a state of emergency, and today the work of firefighting were difficult to blow in the area.
Over 440 firefighters at the point
444 firefighters are operating at the spot as all aid from Athens, Thessaloniki, Kavala and Lesvos have arrived, with 21 forestry groups, 85 vehicles and 30 volunteers – bank sections – with 4 voluntary vehicles.
A total of 4 aircraft and 14 helicopters and helicopters attempted magazines for the whole day.
In Chios is the “OLYMPOS” mobile business center, while a contribution to the extinguishing work are provided by water and local Army and Local Government Projects (OTA).
Successive messages from 112
At the same time, three messages through 112 were sent from midnight to 7.30am on Tuesday morning, inviting residents to move away from Lithi (and Lithi Beach) and Vassa Chios.
Is being examined organized criminal activity
In Chios, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Yiannis Kefalogiannis, went to Chios due to the alarming situation from the 5 different fires on the island.
As the Minister said, the state is seriously considering the possibility of organized criminal activity, that is, arson
It is noted that on the island on Sunday there is also a step of the Arson Criminal (DAEE) Directorate of Criminal Procedure and, in cooperation with forces of the island’s state security, are investigating the causes of the fires.
Read all the developments from the fires in Chios on Tuesday here
Source: Skai
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