“A very difficult day” on the fire front in Greece

Greece, which is fighting for several fires, is faced with a very difficult day ‘due to violent gusts of wind. Moreover, The warning comes from the spokesman for the Vassilis Vathrakoyanis firefighters on Wednesday.

Since last week. Meanwhile, Greece has been prey to winds over 80km/h and fires that killed three on Friday, including two Vietnamese tourists. Therefore, According to forecasts from the National Meteorological Service Emy. temperatures should come close to Wednesday 40 ° C in certain regions of Western Greece, especially in the west of the Peloponnese.

The fire fronts that worry the authorities are located on the island of Zante. in the Ionian Sea (west), on the island of Chios, in the northeast of the Aegean Sea, in PREVEZA, in the west of the country, as well as in the department of Achaïa in the northwest “a very difficult day” fire new of the Peloponnese where around twenty villages were evacuated on Tuesday.

On the island of Zante. around 1,500 hectares of forest and fields were destroyed by the flames, while in the department of Achaia, ‘the catastrophe is very large’ told the Greek news agency Ana, the mayor of Western Achaiaa, Grigoris Alexopoulos.

Near the port of Patras. the third city in the country, ‘a health center had to be evacuated on Tuesday, a breakage with a hundred cars burned and several houses were damaged, “an AFP journalist reported.

‘The situation on this front is now better but a new fire near the archaeological site of Vouteni threatens again with forest zones. homes and the area is covered with a thick cloud of smoke,’ she notes.

4. 850 firefighters mobilized

On the island of Chios, the firefighters remained mobilized on two fronts on Wednesday while the island was already affected “a very difficult day” fire new in June by a fire which had ravaged more than 4,000 hectares.

‘Fifteen firefighters were transported to the hospital. needed first aid tonight when they were mobilized on the fires in Achaia, in Press, and in Chios’, said Vathrakoyannis.

Since Wednesday at dawn, 33 aircraft and 4,850 firefighters have been mobilized on all fronts, he also added. On Tuesday, Greece called on the European mechanism to obtain four additional water bombers, the firefighters spokesman announced on Tuesday.

‘It is certainly the most difficult 24 hours of the period of fight against fires. ‘ said the president of the Union of Firemen officers, Kostas Tsigas on ERT.

‘Just yesterday. 82 fires broke out, a very high number which, combined with strong winds, drought and high temperatures, created enormous difficulties, “he also continued. More than 20,000 hectares have been destroyed by flames since June in Greece.

/ATS