A big fire that has started around noon today in Kerame village close to Plakia in Rethymnon is threatening houses and is destroying crops, grassland and forest vegetation. According to the fire department, the settlement of Agallianos has escaped danger. Around five in the afternoon today, the villagers were called to abandon their houses, as the ongoing fire was approaching the village, but luckily, no houses or cottages have been destroyed for the time being.
According to Flashnews.gr, numerous fire engines have approached in three different fire fronts and they are continually increasing as the hours pass by. The total fire extinguishing force battling the flames consists of 20 fire engines, 43 firemen, four municipality aquifers, two dismounted forces, as well as one fire extinguishing helicopter.
However, in the areas, strong storming winds have immobilized the fire extinguishing helicopter, making the efforts of the firemen extremely difficult.
Fires in Korinthos and Arcadia
At the same time, two fire fronts have appeared in the areas of Korinthos and Arcadia. In Korinthos, a big fire is burning woodlands, and 14 firemen with seven fire engines and two fire extinguisher planes have already arrived at the scene.
Meanwhile, a fire in a woodland in Arcadia has started early today. Twenty four firemen, 11 fire engines, a fire extinguishing plane and a helicopter are currently fighting with the flames.
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