US EditionRaging Fires See Tourist Hotspots Deemed 'High Risk' Amid 40C Heatwave Chaos
- Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece, with evacuations ordered in several villages due to the fires in the Ionian Islands.
- The Hellenic Fire Service reported fighting 106 fires across Greece, with high fire risks issued in multiple regions.
- Authorities have requested EU firefighting aircraft to control the blazes as conditions are expected to worsen.
- The mayor of Western Achaia described the fires as 'out of control,' stating that some coastal areas are 'irreparably damaged.
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The fire passed through the village of Agalas and approximately 5-6 houses were damaged, according to the mayor of Zakynthos.
The fire is affecting several popular tourist destinations: a hotel in Zakynthos has been evacuated, and flames are also raging in Kefalonia.
The fires do not stop in Europe. While the southern center of Spain still burns, and France, where the fire destroyed more than 16 thousand hectares of vegetation, a fire has developed in Zakynthos. To be hit an agricultural forest area between the villages of Lithakia, Agala and Kiliomenos, in the south-west area of the Greek island. To report it is the station Ert. To work for the shutdown the entire fire squad of the island, along with the Ci…
The fire on Zakynthos is currently out of control, residents and tourists from the areas of Agala, Kilomenos and Machirados have been evacuated to Keri in the southwest of the island. Strong fire forces are coming to help from Kyllini in the Peloponnese, the mayor of the island, Giorgos Stasinopoulos, appeals for the urgent dispatch of planes and helicopters because the fight from the ground is becoming increasingly difficult.
Greek authorities evacuated residents of several villages and hotel guests on the popular tourist islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea on Tuesday. The decision is being driven by wildfires, which are being hampered by the weather, particularly high temperatures and strong winds. "The winds are strong, and the fire is out of control," he told Greek public broadcaster ERT. The article, "Several villages and a hotel evacuated on Gre…
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