Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens

Greece is struggling with five major fires throughout the country, and authorities evacuate inhabitants in a challenging region just 30 km (18.6 miles) of Athens.

The smell of wood carried to the center of Athens because it wants Greece to fight from the aid of the European Union.

The ongoing emergency comes in the middle of a severe heat wave. It is estimated that temperatures will reach up to 44C on Sunday and the extreme temperature is expected to continue during the weekend.

“We wounded firefighters, human life was risky, property was burned and forest areas were destroyed,” Greek’s Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Giannis Kefalogiannis said. He said.

High winds and scorching temperatures ventilated the flames. Greece has officially requested the EU civil protection mechanism for six additional fire planes.

A fire that started in Afidnes on Saturday in the area of Athens, Drosopigi, Kryoneri and Agios Stefanos quickly spread and forced the inhabitants to escape.

While the fire department has the main façade, the scattered hot spots continue to burn. More than 200 firefighters supported by helicopters and water bombardment aircraft are still operating in the region.

On the island of Evia, the authorities said that a second fire near Prsona was “out of control” and rapidly moving towards Afrati.

Many villages, including Pournos and Mistros, remained without electricity after destroying flames.

115 staff continued to fight flames, so far six firefighters were taken to hospital with the inhalation of burns and smoke.

“Destruction cannot be calculated.” He said.

In Kythira, a third forest fire swallows a large part of the island, and the inhabitants define the “Total Demolition” scenes. A few settlements were evacuated and the Coast Guard, supported by private boats, saved 139 people from Limnionas Beach and safely carried them to the Port of Kapsali.

In Messinia, a fourth forest fire broke out in the Politan region of Trifylia on Saturday morning and concentrated later on the day.

Five emergency warnings were sent through Greece’s 112 system to leave more than one villages. Strong winds make fire extinguishing efforts, 84 firefighters, 30 vehicles and seven aircraft fires.

Meanwhile, a fifth forest fire is exacerbated in the Creta region of Crete, in Temenia. The fire started at two different points and spread rapidly, destroying at least two houses.

Authorities, Ionian Islands, Western Greece, Peloponnese, Central Greece, Attica, Epirus, Western Macedonia (Kastoria, Kozani), Kozani, Kozani, Kozani, East Macedonia and Thrace (Evros), Thessalya (Magnesia, South Aegan, Rhes, Rhes, Rhes (Larn) He said he was under threat of further fire.

Last month, the fire on the fifth largest island spiral of Greece in the North Aegean destroyed 4,700 hectares (11,600 acres) land.

In early July, a forest fire on the island of Crete forced the release of 5,000 tourists.