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Report: Costas Pliakos, Spyros Melissaris, Amalia Katzou
They have been asked to leave he Abyss residents of the area at the time the fire, which started at noon in Kalivia, furious still in the area, but not with the same intensity.
Specifically in Abyss the flames are under control, however the path remains cut off, at the height of Agios Panteleimon.
At the same time, the Fire Department achieved stop The front Old phocaea.
Previously, calls were made to evacuate the settlements of Feriza, Olympus, Agrotiki Bank (Oikismos ATE) and Agiasmothi, as well as the Argo Boarding School where there were 27 children and all went to the Palea Fokea stadium.
the front of fire is estimated at approximately 7-8 kilometers.
Strong winds blow at the point, up to 9 Beaufort.
In Anavyssos no damage to homes has been recorded, while according to information there have been the houses are on fire and at least one vehicle in feriza settlement.
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Patoulis on CNN Greece: the next few hours are crucial
At the same time, the Governor of Attica, Mr. George Patoulis, told CNN Greece that the next few hours will be critical for the evolution of the fire in Anavyssos.
In his latest statements to Sky, Mr. Patoulis He estimates that the situation will have been controlled by nightfall.
According to the Regional Governor, the settlements have already been evacuated, Old phocaea, he ΑΤΕ, he Cold, he Agiasmothi, while the Anavyssos mainly due to the stifling atmosphere that has been created.
According to the regional governor, 117 firefighters with 35 vehicles, seven groups of pedestrians, 17 water tankers from the Attica region and aerial means are trying to extinguish the fire.
Patoulis emphasizes that it is crucial control the fire before dark and the air media will stop operating and that is why all the media fight fiercely with the flames to limit the fronts.
The strong wind hinders the effort of all means of extinguishing fires, says the regional governor of Attica, since the the front is scattered.
112 messages
You can see that with third message of 112 they are called those who are in Abyss to remote precautionary due to the great fire.
The message says:
“If you are in Anavyssos, evacuate Saronida now for precautionary reasons by road from Anavyssos-Karamanli-Souniou avenue. Forest fire in Theriza.”
In one of the three messages of 112 they are also called to evacuate residents as a precautionary measure from Agios Panteleimonas and Aris Saronida settlements and head to Palea Fokea beach.
“Burned houses”
The Mayor of Saronikos Petros Filippou, speaking with Open stated that some houses have already caught fire.
“The fire has already burned some houses and continues its destructive work. The front is very large. In other places it goes out, in other places the fire is rekindled. We take people out of their homes. I have no exact idea why there is so much smoke. “The wind is so strong that we cannot weigh it,” said the mayor.
A resident of the area said CNN Greece that the houses have been damaged, however there is no complete picture of how many houses are in question
At the same time, the The municipality of Saronikos has been declared in a state of emergency.
Constant information to Mitsotakis about the fires.
With the first concern for the protection of human life, but also the preservation of the natural environment and property, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in constant communication with the Ministry of Civil Protection Michael Χρυσοχοϊδη and the Undersecretariat of State for Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardware, who are early at the Fire Department Operations Coordination Center, to coordinate firefighting actions in Attica and in various parts of the country, the government reported sources.
They also note that 112 was used in Attica to evacuate the settlements of Ag. Panteleimon, Aris, Anavyssos and ATE after the escape routes were first sealed.
The total number of wildfires in the last 24 hours is 71 and the general fire brigade has been put on alert throughout the territory.
“The situation is very difficult”
The mayor of Saronikos, Petros Filippou, was at the forefront of the fire from the first moment and speaking with APE-MPE described the terms predominant.
“The situation is very difficult, since the wind strong and it does not allow the fire to be controlled by the task forces. The front is huge and very strong winds blow. Right now the fire is moving towards the Anavyssos and Fokaia area. Feriza was evacuated and will be done and other evacuations in the settlements “, he stressed and then added:
“People must help in the situation and wherever their expulsion is requested, they must obey and not react. The situation is very difficult and becomes dangerous due to the intensity of the winds and people must help what the competent authorities ask for.”
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