KONTIAS: Hundreds of firefighters from all over Europe and the Middle East worked with Greek colleagues in the rough terrain Wednesday to hold back flares from large forest fires that destroyed Greek forests for a week, destroying the house and forcing evacuation.
The spread of Blazes was largely stopped, the officials said, but the front was still burned on the Big Island of Evia and in the South Peloponnese area of ​​Greece.
The fire broke out last week because Greece had just experienced the worst and most prolonged heat waves since 1987, leaving her forest drying it.
Other nearby countries such as Turkey and Italy also face similar temperatures and quickly spread fires, while Spain and Portugal are alert to forest fires in the midst of hot wave marriage to last until Monday.
At the other end of the Mediterranean, in Algeria, the forest fire Tuesday killed 42 people.
Harming drought and heat – both are associated with climate change – also triggered forest fires this summer in the West and in the North Siberian region of Russia.
Scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from coal combustion, oil and natural gas encourage extreme events.
Greece said a total of 900 firefighters, including teams from Poland, Romania, Cyprus, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia and Moldova, in action at Evia, which is the second largest island in the country and connected with land by bridges.
Evia is rude and forested, with highland villages and small sea resorts, has suffered the largest damage from the Blazes this month, with around 50,000 hectares (123,000 hectares) lost, along with dozens of houses.
600 other firefighters from Greece, Czech Republic, England, France and Germany were deployed Wednesday near ancient Olympia and in Arcadia in Peloponnese, assisted by 14 aircraft and volunteers.
A big fire broke out last week in North Athena was limited to the National Park section on Mount Parnitha, with most ground troops trying to issue a helicopter.
Firefighters from France, Qatar, Kuwait and Israel were deployed there.
Apart from massive damage to the forest, wildlife and livestock _ and home, although official estimates are not yet available – the core policy of the Greek authority from the evacuation of the villages to protect the loss of a wide life has been repaid: One Firefornia Fireforning died last week after being shocked by an electric pole Falling, and two have been hospitalized in serious conditions with burns.
The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, three firefighters needed care for breathing problems and burning burns suffered in Fire Arcadia.
The cause of the Blazes is being investigated, and the authorities say that in at least one Blaze Arson seems possible.
Some people have been arrested in various parts of the country and charged with causing fire, in some cases intentionally.
The government has promised large compensation and reforestation programs.
In Turkish neighbors, firefighters worked until Wednesday morning to extinguish the fire in the Southwest Mugla Province, which ran along the Aegean Sea.
At least eight countless people and animals died in more than 200 forest fires in Turkey since July 28.