The fire is raging uncontrollably in the Rozena-Derveni area of Xylokastro with the mayor pointing out that the evening will be quite difficult.
Late Sunday afternoon it was shipped new message from 112 for the evacuation of the settlement Menturianasking the residents to move away from the settlement and head towards Derveni.
earlier, fire truck burned that was caught in the fire, according to a related post made by the Forecast Weather Greece page on Facebook, while it also published a related photo.
The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikiliasheld an inter-ministerial-coordinating meeting in order to decide the next steps for the large fiery front.
Kikilias: Coordination meeting for the fire in Xylokastro
This is a very difficult fire, as the regional coordinator of Civil Protection of Peloponnese, Lambros Tzoumis, points out.
The fire as it was visible from Akrata on Sunday afternoon
The fire is also visible from Aigio
The authorities, through 112, have repeatedly sent warning messages to residents to protect themselves and move away from dangerous areas.
Specifically, at 17:25 a message was sent to the citizens of Rosen to be ready.
A little later, at 17:26, the residents of Tower of Corinthia were notified to move away to the Zacholi area.
At 17:45, another message was sent to its citizens Hellenic Corinthiacalling on them to evacuate the area and head for Kato Pitsa.
Firefighters are trying to bring the fire under control with reinforced ground and air forces working to extinguish the fire, while strong winds continue to make the situation difficult.
Fire in Xylokastro: Message 112 to the residents of Corinth, the fire brigade is being reinforced PHOTO-VIDEO
According to the latest update from the Fire Department, the fire is headed for the village of Pyrgos and the large extinguishing battle is taking part 208 firefighters with 59 vehicles.
From the air, until sunset they attempted 19 air vehicles, six helicopters and 13 jets. There are also volunteer groups in the area.
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