A nightmare continues on the Turkish border: Houses, vehicles turned to ashes
While the wildfires that started in Alexandroupoli on Saturday, August 19, continued into their third day, the fires that broke out in the Viotia region, 120 kilometers north of Athens, Kavala, the island of Eğriboz and the Rhodope region in Western Thrace, could not be controlled. under control.
THEY evacuated
Many residential units in the fire zones were evacuated for safety reasons.
According to data from the National Forest Fire Observatory, more than 55,000 acres of forest burned in the first two days of the fire in Alexandroupoli.
It is estimated that the area destroyed by the fire, which has not yet been extinguished, in Alexandroupoli in three days will exceed 75,000 hectares.
THE ASHES REACHED THE CENTER OF THE CITY
The ashes from the forest fire in Alexandroupoli reached the center of the city of Alexandroupoli.
The fire was approaching Dadia, where the Dadia Forest National Park is located, which is included in the Natura 2000 natural environment protection network within the limits of the European Union.
Settlements in the areas where the fire broke out were evacuated as a precaution. In the fight against fire, the Greek Fire Service works in cooperation with the Police Service, the Armed Forces and volunteers. The wind, which reaches 70 kilometers per hour, complicates the work of extinction of the fire.
SUPPORT FROM ROMANIA AND GARY
According to news on Greek state television ERT, Romania and the Greek Cypriot administration responded positively to Greece’s request for action by the European Civil Protection Mechanism to fight the fire.
The Greek Cypriot administration is expected to send two planes to Greece and 56 firefighters from Romania to fight the fire.
13 SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED
In Alexandroupoli, 13 settlements were evacuated because of the fire.
In the first two days of the fire, thousands of acres of pine forest were destroyed, 9 houses and a church were completely burned, and many buildings were damaged.
The fire had severely damaged agricultural areas, beehives, and livestock in the region.
When the smoke reached Komotini, Xanthi and partly Volos, a state of emergency was declared in the region. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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