With water drops from helicopters, firefighters’ battle to extinguish the blazes in Kos, Chios and Crete will continue this morning. All three fire fronts are active despite the battle that lasted all night.
The situation in Kos, in the Portes Antimachia area, is described as extremely difficult. Kardamena has been evacuated as the flames are advancing towards the beach. According to kosnews24.gr, firefighters caught the fire close to houses. In the Basilica of Kardamena, the flames reached meters high, but there is no official information about houses burned.
Residents were told to 112 to move away towards Antimachia. Residents and visitors were transported by bus to local schools and a stadium. The Coast Guard is also fully prepared to assist in evacuating people from the island if necessary.
There are 102 firefighters operating on site with 7 groups of pedestrian units and 13 vehicles, while 6 aircraft and 2 helicopters operate from the air.
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