Greece, two fires around Athens put out.We fear for the summer

Fires have already been present in Greece for months and the summer season promises to be difficult.In recent days, a man who was fleeing the flames died.

The summer it promises to be particularly difficult in Greece.Already during the month of April the first ones had broken out fires, suggesting a hot season in line with that of 2023.The weather conditions, in fact, have been particularly conducive to development of fires:according to what was indicated by the national weather service, in fact, in the Hellenic peninsula "the month of June was the warmest since 2010, with average monthly values ​​up to 4.8 degrees Celsius above normal for the period in some areas.”

Gusts of 100 km/h and temperatures of 44 degrees centigrade in Greece

Thus, already in the middle of the month two serious fires had broken out in the southern suburbs of the capital Athens, with the authorities who had specifically arranged the evacuation of the residents of the localities of Lambrica Koropi And Kitsi.A situation that arose again on Saturday 29th, again around the Greek metropolis.

THE firefighters encountered particular difficulties in taming the flames, fueled by particularly strong winds, with gusts that in some cases exceeded 100 kilometers per hour, and from temperatures that in some cases they reached 44 degrees centigrade.So it took two days limit the fires:“At the moment there is no longer an active front,” he confirmed on Monday 1 July the spokesperson of the Greek fire brigade, Vassilis Vathrakoyannis.But the authorities of the European nation had to send numerous means to the scene to avoid the worst.

Another 52 fires broke out, critical situations on the islands of Chios and Kos

The seaside resort of in particular was hit Keratea, and the wooded area at the foot of the Mount Pentelicus, north of Athens.The budget is one dead – a 45-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest while trying to escape in the town of Stamata – and important material damage.

But if the two fires that broke out around the capital were put out, on the same day on Monday the firefighters recorded 52 new fires, with the most difficult situation on the island of Chio, in the north-eastern portion of the Aegean Sea.142 firefighters, seven planes and three helicopters are currently employed here.Similarly, on the island of Kos, the authorities asked residents and tourists to leave the areas threatened by the flames:in this case there are 102 firefighters on site, together with eight planes.