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The night in Kefalonia was extremely difficult, which has been under fire for the past few hours.
During the fire, which broke out shortly before dark, it came close to the town of Kapandriti. The municipal authority of Argostoli in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense gave an evacuation order since the winds that blew carried the fire to the town.
According to information on the kefalonikanews website apoixos.com, at around 3 in the morning, the neighbors returned to their homes as the danger to the town had passed.
During the night, 11 vehicles arrived on the Ionian island from the Peloponnese, while pedestrian sections arrived from Patras and Athens with special flights.
In total, 102 firefighters operate on the island with 21 vehicles, 6 groups of pedestrians and a team from the Attica Security Directorate.
The situation at the moment is pmuch better, as stated by the mayor of Argostoli, Theofilos Michalatos, speaking Saturday morning on Mega.
“Large areas of forest have been burned since there were eight outbreaks near residential areas. But we managed not to mourn the victims and not burn houses,” said the mayor, who spoke of an alleged arson.
Because they urged evacuation
Previously, according to APE-MPE, in an announcement issued last night, the mayor of Argostoli urged the residents to “leave” immediately for reasons of “protection of their life and health.”
He also urged them to bring a wet towel, a small container with water, medicine, basic personal items such as identification or passport, mobile phone, valuables and any other small items (for example, mask, flashlight), as well as their small pets. , in cages, if possible. “
“Some are trying to burn down our houses”
Michalatos made an announcement Friday night, asking residents and visitors to be on alert “because we have received multiple arson attacks.
“Some are trying to take advantage of the bad weather and burn down our properties and houses.”
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