Greece continued to fight major forest fires across the country in the middle of a serious heat wave, but the firefighters have mastered many epidemics.
The extreme heat persisted, with temperatures reaching 42.4 ° C (108.32F) in the center of Greece on Sunday.
The firefighters worked on five main fire fronts on Sunday in the Peloponnese region west of Athens, as well as on the islands of Evia, Kythira and Crete.
Meanwhile, neighboring Turkey has recorded its highest temperature, while fires raged in several regions.
The Minister of Turkish Forestiers, Ibrahim Yumakli, said on Sunday that the areas affected by fires “crossed risky times” and that he thought it would take several days before being fully contained.
On Saturday, the Turkey Ministry of the Turkey said that meteorologists had recorded a 50.5 ° C reading in the southeast city of Silopi, exceeding the previous heat record of 49.5 ° C.
The firefighters faced a four -day battle to contain a fire in the northern province of Karabuk, the AFP news agency reported on Sunday. Wednesday, 10 people died while fighting a fire in Eskisehir, a northwest province, he added.
Some local authorities have announced restrictions on water consumption, especially for CESME station on the west coast of Turkey.
In Greece, the strong winds continued to stir up the flames on Sunday. The country has officially requested assistance from the EU civil protection mechanism for six fire -fighting planes.
Firefighter spokesperson, Vasilios, Vathrakoyannis, said early Sunday that the situation had improved after a “battle all night”.
The climate crisis and the Minister of Civil Protection, Giannis Kefalogiannis, previously said: “We have injured firefighters, human lives were endangered, properties have been burned and forest areas were destroyed.”
In Kythira, a fire spread quickly after having broken out on Saturday morning in the village of Pitsinades. According to initial estimates, around 20% of the island was affected by the fire.
New evacuation alerts were issued on Sunday, ordering residents of several villages to leave.
At dawn, the firefighters still attacked the thrusts, supported by helicopters and two bombing planes.
On the island of Evia, officials said that a fire near Pissona had become “uncontrollable” on Saturday. Six firefighters were transported to hospital with burns and inhalation of smoke, while several villages were left without power.
In Messinia, a third forest fire broke out in the Polithea region in Trifylia on Saturday morning and intensified later during the day. Officials have reported significant damage to agricultural houses and land.
Vathrakoyannis said on Sunday that 67 firefighters attended the Kythira fire and that 100 were in Messinia, where an active front remained.
In Attica, the region where Athens is, a fire that started in Afidnes on Saturday spread quickly through Drosopigi, Kryononi and Agios Stefanos, forcing residents to flee.
While the fire service indicates that the main front had been contained, the dispersed hot spots continue to burn.
Meanwhile, in the Crete region, the Chania region, firefighters were fighting against a 20 km of forest fire that swept the forestry, hives, crops and livestock.
Southwest winds complicated efforts to contain thrusts, while several villages remained without electricity.
Last month, fires on the fifth largest island in Greece Chios in the north of the Embrance, destroyed 4,700 hectares (11,600 acres) of land.
Earlier in July, a forest fire on the island of Crete forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists.
