For the second consecutive day, hundreds of firefighters are fighting this Saturday against an important fire near Athens, rescue, which fear a spread of fire due to strong winds.
More than 260 firefighters, 80 fire trucks and 12 planes are deployed in Keratea, a rural area approximately 43 km southeast of Athens, said a spokesperson for firefighters. “Fire has weakened, but there are still active homes,” said the spokesperson.
Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes and a care center for the elderly on Friday evening, while the flames were close to the seaside resort of Palaia Fokaia.
Two tourists found dead
The firefighters then found the body of an elderly man in a hut near the city of Keratea.
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Two Vietnamese tourists, aged 61 and 65, lost their lives on Friday on the island of Milos in the Aegean Sea, in the east of Greece, where strong winds have greatly disrupted the traffic of ferries at the peak of the tourist season.
“They were Vietnamese tourists part of a group of cruise lines. The woman fell into the water and the man apparently tried to save her, “said an official of the Port Police Police press office.
The Greek National Meteorological Service Emy announced for Saturday winds up to 75 km on time, raising fears of a propagation of the flames.