Danish Travel Companies Are Following Greek Forest Fires Closely

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Forest fires in Greece are not currently affecting Danes in tourist areas, travel companies say.

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A helicopter drops water yesterday over a forest following a fire near the village of Psachna on the island of Evia (Eupoea), Greece's second-largest island. The Evia fires are the latest in a wave of forest fires in Greece, driven by strong winds and drought conditions that have intensified this month. Flaming hotspots have already reached the island of Evia near Athens, where flames have destroyed vast areas of forest and killed thousands of f…

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The Greek authorities have recorded on Saturday an exceptional outbreak of fires throughout the national territory. Greek rescue teams have had to intervene in 52 fires in the last 24 hours. This multiplication of firefighting takes place on the sixth consecutive day of canicular episode. Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, official representative of the extinction services, confirms

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Forest fires in Greece are not currently affecting Danes in tourist areas, travel companies say

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The situation remains critical on Euboea. Villages were evacuated, cattle farms destroyed. Six firefighters were injured in the hospital. Also on the island of Kythira the flames raged uncontrollably, 139 people were evacuated, as the local authorities reported. In the south of the Cretan port city of Chania burned houses, a church and vehicles. The fire is partly under control there. In the hilly region of Kyparissia (Peloponnes) changing winds…

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A forest fire has spread near the tourist town of Paleochora on Crete, according to an eyewitness who NRK spoke to.