The hearth in Parnitha that began from the world of Katsimidi doesn’t have an energetic entrance however scattered foci, whereas robust floor and air forces have been mobilized to extinguish it.
Extinguishing the hearth was made troublesome by extraordinarily robust winds, whereas the Armed Forces had been additionally thrown into the battle with the flames. The hearth was seen from a big a part of the Attica basin.
Kikilias for a hearth in Parnitha: No energetic entrance – Surprising effort of the Hearth Division
In line with ERTNews, “the course of the hearth is in direction of Thrakomakedones though it’s nonetheless far-off” whereas he added that “the hearth may be very excessive on the mountain, over 600 meters altitude”.
“The hearth in Parnitha is with out an energetic entrance. After all, with scattered stoves, which will likely be labored all night time, so our effort and battle shouldn’t be over.
The Nationwide Observatory station at Parnitha, which occurs to be fairly near the hearth, gave the common wind depth at 5 kilometers and the holes at 100 kilometers.
“Nonetheless, I believe that the troublesome instances are over,” says meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos
In line with the data of the press consultant of the Hearth Division, Vasilis Vathrakogiannis:
At 3 previous 10 within the afternoon, the Operations Heart was knowledgeable in regards to the forest hearth in Katsimidi of Parnitha. In the mean time, robust floor forces are combating the flames and will likely be additional strengthened with 100 firefighters and 30 autos from Thessaly, Epirus and Central Macedonia.
From the air, 12 aerial autos function, 4 plane and eight helicopters.
Within the space of the hearth in Parnitha, the pace of the winds reaches 50 kilometers, with gusts exceeding 100 kilometers per hour. These situations and the truth that there are excessive voltage pylons within the space make it troublesome for aerial autos to function. For that reason they primarily function helicopters.
All forces are coordinated by the OLYMOS Cellular Operations Heart.
At 3:47 within the afternoon, a message was issued by 112 to tell the residents within the areas closest to the hearth, in order that they’re able to comply with the directions of the competent authorities within the occasion of an emergency.
Help within the extinguishing work is supplied by robust forces, from volunteer firefighters, quite a few volunteer firefighting autos in addition to water tankers and work machines of the Area of Attica and of the Basic Workers of Nationwide Protection.
Usually, the prevailing situations are troublesome and harmful.
40 fires in agro-forestry areas have occurred for the reason that early hours of this Saturday, June 29, 2024.
We emphasize that in any case, residents, for their very own security, ought to comply with the directions of the competent authorities.
Earlier, 112 despatched a message asking these within the space to be prepared.
They function 80 firefighters with 30 autos, 4 groups of strolling departments, 6 helicopters, together with a coordinating one, and 5 plane.
Because of the prevalence of the hearth in Katsimidi in Parnitha, the Police proceeded with the next diversions:
District highway of Malakasas and Mercuriou
Ippokratous and Tyrtaiou Avenue
Tatoiou and Chloe
Junction of Malakasa on the top of Sfendali
Provincial highway of Malakasas and Independence
❗️Steady site visitors info: diversions are additionally carried out 1) on the Malakasa junction at Sfendali and a couple of) Malakasa and Anexartisias provincial highway.
Removing of the diversion on the Varybobi bridge— Hellenic Police (@hellenicpolice) June 29, 2024
Very excessive hearth hazard for Sunday, June 30
In line with the Hearth Threat Prediction Map issued by the Basic Secretariat of Civil Safety of the Ministry of Local weather Disaster & Civil Safety (www.civilprotection.gr), for tomorrow, Sunday, June 30, 2024, a really excessive threat of fireside (threat class 4) is predicted for the next areas :
Area of Attica (together with the island of Kythira)
Peloponnese Area (Corinthia Area, Argolis Area, Laconia Area)
Area of Crete
North Aegean Area (Lesvos Area, Chios Area, Samos Area, Ikaria Area)
South Aegean Area (Cyclades)
Area of Central Greece (PE Boeotia, PE Fthiotida, PE Evia)
Within the related announcement it’s emphasised that: “Consequently, the 2nd stage of operational readiness of the P.S. stays in place. and there will likely be aerial surveillance patrols, in addition to patrols by Hearth, Police and Navy forces.
As well as, the personnel of the Hearth Companies of the above Regional Models stay on partial alert, so as to cope with the elevated service calls for, which can come up as a result of a really excessive threat of fireside (threat class 4).
On the similar time, for the above areas, the Plan of Civil Safety actions to cope with dangers as a result of forest fires is carried out, in response to which, amongst different issues, the implementation of the measure of the preventive ban on automobile site visitors and the keep of excursionists in nationwide forests is foreseen, forests and “weak” areas.
In direct cooperation with the Basic Secretariat of Civil Safety, all related authorities businesses concerned, in addition to the Areas and Municipalities of the above areas, have been knowledgeable, in order that they’re on elevated readiness to take measures inside their competence.
An attraction is addressed to our fellow residents:
Be particularly cautious and keep away from any exercise that would trigger a hearth.
To watch forest hearth prevention info out there on the web site and official accounts of the Hearth Service, Fb and Twitter.
Within the occasion that they discover a hearth, they need to instantly notify the Hearth Service by dialing 199.
For extra info and self-protection directions from the hazards of forest fires, residents can go to the web site of the Basic Secretariat of Civil Safety at www.civilprotection.gr.
Lastly, we ask all residents to be particularly cautious and within the occasion of a hearth, for their very own security, to faithfully comply with the directions of the competent authorities.”
Supply: ertnews
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