Houses and cars were destroyed; emergency call received: leave the area

Evacuations continue on the eighth day of the fires in Greece. The Civil Protection Unit sent a message to the inhabitants of Hasanlar (Avra), Hotallar (Atarni) and Sarlar (Plaka) asking them to leave the area. The villages were evacuated as a precaution due to the looming fire.

The nightmare will get bigger

Stating that the next 48 hours are critical for the fire in western Thrace, authorities said that if the fire cannot be extinguished, it could reach a dense oak forest area.

Authorities warned that the fire could get completely out of control with Lodos, which will burn two days later.

Dozens of settlements were evacuated due to the fires that lasted for eight days in the country.

OTHER REGIONS ARE ALSO BURNING

The fire that broke out today on the island of Andros has not yet been controlled. Fires continued throughout the day on the island of Egriboz, Messinia, Pyrgos and Fthiotida.

THE RAINS DID NOT HELP

Although there was no heavy rainfall in the Attiki region, small fires broke out in dozens of different areas due to lightning strikes.

600 thousand acres of ash

According to the Greek Meteorological Office report, more than 600 thousand acres of land have been destroyed by 12 fires in the last 7 years in the Attiki region, which includes the capital Athens.

33 percent of the region’s forest area has been burned in the last 7 years. (AA)