The massive fires in northeastern Greece have largely been extinguished. The risk of forest fires has also decreased due to rainfall. But because it is expected to rain heavily in the coming days, there is a risk of flooding.
A massive forest fire in Greece has gradually subsided after more than two weeks. The huge fires in the Dadia forest area in the northeast of the country near the Greek-Turkish border were largely extinguished, reported the Greek broadcaster ERT. Reinforcements were sent over the weekend to fight the fire in the Evros region in the northeast of the country, near the border with Turkey. A total of 741 firefighters were deployed.
As the fire department announced, hundreds of firefighters were still busy fighting smaller fire areas today. Another fire broke out in a wooded area on the northern outskirts of Athens. More than 70 firefighters, including 18 from France, have now brought the flames partially under control.
New concerns about low “Daniel”
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has also reduced the risk of forest fires in Greece. For the first time in over three months, Greek civil defense gave the all-clear for large parts of the country, saying the danger was very low.
However, Depression “Daniel” brings new concerns about floods, landslides and subsequent power outages. Great damage is feared
Warnings for heavy rain, storms, hail
The Greek Civil Defense warns of “heavy rain, storms, hail, a high frequency of lightning and a noticeable drop in temperature” for the next few days. The region of Thessaly in central Greece as well as the Sporades archipelago, the Peloponnese peninsula in the south of Greece and the north of the island of Evia are particularly affected. On Euboea, for example, large areas of forest burned down two years ago and since then the vegetation has not formed any kind of natural barrier against the water and mud.
Such storms are unusual for this time of year in Greece; they usually only threaten from October onwards. According to the newspaper “To Proto Thema”, the authorities are on high alert.
Source : Tages Schau