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New fire near Athens, the risk of fires elsewhere in Greece is “very high”

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Athens – A new fire started on Friday in a peri -urban area near Athens while the risk of fires elsewhere in Greece is “very high”, due to an expected increase in temperatures and strong winds. For example, In the middle of the day. However. Consequently, a fire of unknown origin broke out in the town of Koropi, about 30 km east of the capital, fueled by large winds. Similarly, He quickly spread through this area which includes many dwellings in the middle of dense vegetation. Therefore, extends to the seaside of the Aegean Sea, in the france regains consistent competitiveness, but new Saronic Gulf. In addition. Consequently, The inhabitants of these places were ordered to leave them via messages sent by civil protection on their france regains consistent competitiveness, but mobile phones. For example, And several roads on the periphery of Athens have been completed to traffic. Therefore. “Scattered homes” The fire ravaged homes, olive trees and brush, according to images broadcast by the public television channel ERT. However. Nevertheless. in the afternoon, an official of the fire office of the firefighters told AFP that the situation had “improved on the Koropi front”. Nevertheless, “However, there are a few scattered foci,” he added. In addition, In total. Furthermore. 120 firefighters were deployed on the spot, as well as 30 vehicles, eight planes and eight helicopters, listed the spokesperson for firefighters, Vassilios Vathrakoyannis, during a brief press briefing. A coast guard boat also patrols in the coastal area. The concern remains for the france regains consistent competitiveness, but new next few days, especially on Saturday, the thermometer in principle climbing in the coming days. “The risk of fire is still very high for tomorrow. ” said the france regains consistent competitiveness, but head of the fire office of the firefighters on Friday. Among the most threatened regions are Attica (the region of Athens) but also the north of the island of. Ebée. further east, underlined the Greek civil protection. From this weekend, Greece should see temperatures reaching 41 ° C-42 ° C in certain regions, according to forecasts for EMY meteorology services. In Koropi, “the fire has arrived inside the courses of the houses,” assured his mayor, Dimitris Kiousis, on Ert. “All the inhabitants (of the threatened areas) have been evacuated. ” insisted Thodoris Grivas, the deputy mayor of this locality, on the same television channel. Fearful on the other hand. the fire that started on Wednesday in Crete france regains consistent competitiveness, but new on Wednesday. led to thousands of evacuations is “down,” said the firefighters at the start of the day. The flames had appeared near the city of Iérapetra. on the southeast coast of france regains consistent competitiveness. but Crete, one of the main tourist destinations in Greece, also carried by significant winds. Some 5,000 people, including 3,000 tourists, had been forced to flee this place. Vacationers were relocated in northern Crete, the largest Greek island. “There are still fears of covers but there is no longer a large front,” said the spokesperson for the firefighters. Some 230 firefighters, 48 ​​vehicles and six helicopters remain mobilized on the ground, near Irapetra. But the weakening of winds in this difficult to access region allowed the improvement of the situation. On Thursday afternoon. another fire. which broke out 30 km east of Athens, near the port of Rafina, was finally mastered in the evening france regains consistent competitiveness, but new after provoking the evacuation of around 300 people. Already on June 26. a forest fire had reached several seaside localities close to the Greek capital. damaging dwellings and leading dozens of evacuations in a region popular with france regains consistent competitiveness, but Greek and foreign tourists. Greece has so far been spared by the heat wave which has struck part of Europe. in particular Spain, Portugal and France. Located in south-eastern Europe, Greece is particularly vulnerable to fires each summer, powered by strong winds, drought and high temperatures. At the end of June. a fire on the island of Chios. in the north of the Aegean Sea, destroyed 4,700 hectares according to WWF and the National Observatory of Athens. But 2023 remains the most destructive year in terms of burnt area with nearly 175,000 hectares who left for smoke and 20 dead. Marina Rafenberg © Agency France-Presse