Last night 2000 tourists were evacuated in boats. The high temperatures and constant wind changes make it difficult for the 266 firefighters, 16 infantry units, 49 vehicles and seven aircraft fighting the flames.
At least 30,000 people should have been evacuated of the big one greek island of rhodes since the report six days ago of a massive fire with multiple sourcesat least three of which are still out of control.
Last night they left the island 2000 tourists in several boats from two beaches on the island, as explained by fire brigade spokesman Yannis Artopios. The operation, which went “without incident”, he explained to the Greek newspaper ‘Kathimerini’, had the help of three boats from the coast guard, boats from the Greek army’s Special Forces and 30 private sailboats.
The high temperatures and constant wind changes They complicate the work of the 266 firefighters, 16 infantry units, 49 vehicles and seven aircraft fighting the flames. Due to the fire, cities such as Lindos, Kalathos or Pefka have been completely evacuated. Other areas such as Kiotari or Gennari have also started this process in recent hours. In previous statements to SKAI, another representative of the fire service, Vasilis Vathrakogiannis, explained that the fire is extremely complex as there are many scattered outbreaks around the perimeter, which mainly occupies the center and east of the island. The main front is a triangle ten kilometers on each side stretching from the sea to the mountains.
Vathrakogiannis expects containment efforts to take days to take effect, especially as temperatures will remain above 30ºC for the next week.
Source: EITB
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