VaribiBobi: Fire Department in Greece competed on Wednesday to completely contain fire on the outskirts of Athens who destroyed or damaged the house overnight, forcing thousands to escape, and threaten the former royal palace, because high temperatures triggered forest fires throughout the country.
Greece bears the worst heat waves in a few decades, with temperatures in parts of the country estimated at 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
Fire services took advantage of cooler morning hours to send helicopters and low airplanes to dispose of water on the forest land around the tattoo, 20 kilometers (12 1/2 mile) north of the capital, where more than 500 firefighters have struggled through the night contains flames.
“The land crew does a vital work, (fighting) a nightmare fire in the suburban forest, ” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, visiting the cellular control center in the area.” We don’t lose human life.
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the house will be rebuilt, and over time the forest will grow back.
“The fire extinguisher pumps water from the swimming pool to extinguish the fire, and the water drop bucket is attached to the helicopter provided by the military provided by the military.
Authorities say more than 100 houses and businesses have been severely damaged or destroyed, and more than 500 people have spent the night in hotels used as shelters.
Extreme weather has also triggered deadly forest fires in Turkey and Blazes in Italy, and crosses the Mediterranean region.
Government officials in Albania said one person had died of the inhalation of smoke outside the city of South Gjirokaster, where forest fires forced evacuation.
API outside Athens sent a cloud of smoke over the Greek capital, obscured visibility and encouraged health authorities to issue warnings to people with difficulty breathing to stay indoors.
The reason for the summer palace who had been owned by a former Greek royal family was broken, but there was no building.
Sporadic power outages were reported in city areas near the fire, after crashing into the electric transmission tower, adding tension to the national network that was overloaded.
The evacuation continued on Wednesday on Evia Island, while the fire threatened the house, and forest fires also took place in the South Peloponnese area.
Authorities say 81 forest fires have been reported throughout the country within 24 hours of Monday to late Tuesday.
“It was a very difficult night, ‘Civil Protection Head Nikos Hardalias said when visiting the Cellular Coordination Center for the Department of Fire Department in the API area on the outskirts of Varibobi and Tells of the Greek capital.
He said firefighters had succeeded in reducing four active fire fronts into one overnight “There’s still a lot of work to do,” he said.
The edge of the varibobi and tato leaves lying at the foot of Mount Parnitha, next to a large forest, especially pine trees.
API, which began on Tuesday afternoon in the forest, quickly ran through flammable pine and reached the main square varibobi.
Some of the closest residents bring social media to offer protection for fire affected animals.
Heat waves are expected to continue in Greece until the end of the week.
Emergency steps remain in place throughout the week, including changes in working hours and services, and increased fire monitoring.
The government provides hotel rooms for locals as long as they cannot return to their homes.
Crews Race containing fire near Athens after thousands of escaping
