The fire that broke out at noon on Sunday in the area of Varnavas and from there spread to a large part of northeastern Attica remains without a unified front.
According to the Fire Department, the forces are dealing with scattered active outbreaks from Varnavas to Nea Makri and to Penteli, while there are constant flare-ups. The winds that have been blowing since last night have weakened compared to the previous two days, but they have not stopped.
A little after 5 in the morning there was a big resurgence in the settlement of Erythros in Nea Makri with the fire to approach the houses of the inhabitants. For this reason, a message was sent from 112 to the residents to move away from the settlement via Marathon Avenue towards Rafina.
702 firefighters with 27 forestry teams, 199 vehicles and volunteers with the assistance of all Civil Protection agencies are working to extinguish the fire, while at the first light of day, 3 aircraft and 9 helicopters, one of which is coordinating .
Today, forces from France, Italy, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Romania are expected to arrive in Greece for help through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
Yesterday firefighters found a charred body, probably of a woman, in a factory that burned on Stratonikis Street in Patima Chalandriou.
Very high risk of fire for today as well
According to the Fire Risk Prediction Map, issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & of Civil Protection of Greece, for today a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is predicted for the following areas:
- Region of Attica
- Region of Central Greece (PE Boeotia, PE Evia )
For this reason, the personnel of the Fire Services throughout the country remain on general alert and aerial surveillance patrols will continue, as well as patrols by fire, police and military forces.
At the same time, for the above areas, the plan of Civil Protection actions to deal with risks due to forest fires remains in place, according to which, among other things, the implementation of the measure of the preventive ban on vehicle traffic and the stay of excursionists is foreseen in national parks, forests and “vulnerable” areas.
source: OMEGALIVE
