Already in the morning aerial means were operating, as a result of which it has been significantly reduced. Now, he only smokes today. There is no active fire. And we expect new rainfall in the afternoon that will even disappear the remaining smoke”, said the mayor of Sintiki Serres, Giorgos Tatsios, to eleftherostypos.gr.
However, today the Bar Association of Serres is expected to submit to the head of the Criminal Prosecution of Serres, an indictment against all those responsible. According to European service Copernicus, until 13or As of August, the fire had destroyed an area of 11,860 hectares, meaning that it was burning an average of just over 400 hectares per day.
The fire broke out on the 18thor July after a lightning strike. According to the press representative of the Fire Department, Vasilios Vathrakoyiannis, the aerial vehicles attempted to extinguish the fire on the first day. “Due to the existence of minefields, from the first moment the Greek Army prohibited the passage of infantry units. Fire zones were established and ground forces intervened only when feasible. The fire is creeping, that is, it burns fallen dry leaves and branches that are on the ground. It essentially burns dead natural matter and not forest. Forces are still there and are only operating by air. Everything shows that the situation is de-escalating”, he said recently to “Epiloges TV”.
It should be noted that a few days ago the residents of the area gathered in the square of Agistros Serres to protest.
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