Limni Evia – The catastrophic fire extends to 4 fronts [Videos]

The catastrophic fire that is raging in Lake Evia on four main fronts continues at the moment and there is a lack of help from the air.

The pilots of two planes, which flew over the burning area with the first light of day, noticed a lack of visibility that did not allow them to make drops and left. However, a few minutes ago, a helicopter arrived and is operating in the area.

There was tension at the meeting of the Coordinating Body, which ended a while ago. The reactions from the governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos and the mayor of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna, George Tsapourniotis were intense and demanded immediate intervention by air.

Already from the side of the Mainland Region, a drone was raised over the burning area in order to ascertain the real conditions that prevail and keep the air means stuck. In this way they want to determine at the same time the time when the visibility conditions will improve in order to call again the Coordinator of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection to send air forces.

The assessments that prevailed from all sides during the meeting of the Coordinating Body are that “the destruction from the fire will not stop even after 2 or 3 aircraft are sent to the area. The Air Force needs further reinforcement and immediate intervention” was the message they convey to the Civil Protection Coordinator.

Four large fronts

At the moment the fire has developed 4 large fronts and is moving in different directions. All night the fire was rising towards the mountain and at dawn, aided by the winds, it returns again to coastal areas.

In the village of Kourkouloi there is one front, the second in the area of ​​Mandanika, the third in Kafkala and it is moving towards Rovies now and the fourth front is on the other side in Vateri and it is moving towards Limni.

During the Coordination effort the first valuation wants the burning area to have engulfed an area of ​​up to 20,000 acres in which there are many facilities, houses, tourist accommodations, and warehouses the recording of which begins at this time.

According to the fire brigade, 95 firefighters are operating with 4 groups of firefighters on foot, 35 vehicles and 2 aircraft, but they left due to lack of visibility. Assistance is also provided by volunteers from the aquifer areas and construction machinery provided by the Municipality and the Region.

According to information that was submitted during the coordinating meeting, more than 10 houses have burned in the settlement of Sipiada, where the fire passed the fire zone of the firefighters, which was the coastal road, and reached the sea.

They have counted 6 burnt houses in the settlement of Chronia, where the fire was also contained on the coastal road, but not before it destroyed houses located on the side of the mountain, while there are other burnt houses in the wider area and the villages.

“We are talking about the absolute disaster and you do not know what will happen in the next few hours as there are no air means to help,” said the deputy mayor of Limni, Mr. Argyris Liaskos, speaking to AMNA.

The deputy mayor himself describes to AMNA that “there are dozens of burned houses in the villages, in the coastal areas where the fire went through. There are burned warehouses, farm facilities, herds and people who lost their lives. Unfortunately, the disaster continues. “Wherever the fire passes, it leaves nothing.”