She gets angry fire in Euvia with strong winds making it difficult to extinguish, while according to the Fire Department representative, the Armed Forces are also providing assistance.
“The fire is far from the settlements, but because it is advancing very fast, we do not know how it will develop and where the wind may turn later,” Chalkida Mayor Eleni Vaka told the ERT.
Although he added that “They are doing a lot of aerial work at the moment. Of course, in some places the smoke is very thick and it is not possible to pour water. Imagine that the fire and the fire zone that had been created due to the strong winds have passed. We are even opening up other zones. Right here, at this moment, all the municipal and district excavators are operating machines.”
If he escapes, he is likely to move towards Eretria Township.
The mayor of Chalkida, after ordering the evacuation of the village of Afrati, asked for this reinforcement of forces with more air and land resources and expresses fear that the fire front, which is very large If it escapes, it is likely to head towards the Municipality of Eretria.
“Fire moves fast”
Furthermore, “the situation is evolving into a particularly serious situation,” the regional governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, told APE.
“We are trying to create a front to deal with the flames when they reach a residential area. All forces are concentrated around the village of Afrati. The fire is moving quickly. Our hope is that the winds will change,” the regional governor added.
Message 112 for the evacuation of five settlements
The flames advanced very quickly towards Afrati, burning pine forests and agricultural pastures along the way, while 112 messages were answered, with the most recent at 5:35 am calling on residents of Kamari, Kalyvia and Agios Georgios Armas to evacuate to Chalkida.
The fire in Evia has reached major proportions: 112 messages for the evacuation of five villages
The Armed Forces also help
“Extremely difficult” was described today by the representative of the Fire Department, as the forces faced and continue to fight dozens of fires throughout the territory.
The fire front in Evia is difficult
The most difficult of these, due to the geomorphology of the terrain and strong winds, is developing in Evia, he said.
From the first moment the fire started, very strong ground and air forces worked.
At the moment, 145 firefighters with 7 forestry teams and 43 vehicles and a large number of volunteers are fighting the flames.
19 aerial vehicles, 11 aircraft and 6 helicopters were allocated, plus 2 helicopters for coordination in aerial firefighting.
They are afloat, supported by the local government and the Armed Forces with project machinery and water carriers.
Fire Department: 45 fires in the last 24 hours – “Today is extremely difficult”