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Fires in Greece / One victim and hundreds evacuated, 200 firefighters and 11 planes in flame fighting

2025-08-08 20:18:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Fires in Greece / One victim and hundreds evacuated, 200 firefighters and 11

A man lost his life in Greece on Friday, as a result of fires spread by strong winds.

More than 200 firefighters, supported by 11 planes and seven helicopters, are fighting the fires in Keratea, southeast of Athens, Kostas Tsigkas, the head of the Greek fire brigade, told state television ERT.

He said that residents in some settlements have been evacuated due to "large fires" as a result of strong winds.

Firefighters found the body of an elderly man inside his burned-out home in Keratea, while strong winds are making it difficult for tanker planes to operate, fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis said at a press conference.

An AFP journalist in the nearby town of Palaia Fokaia, about 45 kilometres south of Athens, saw a house engulfed in flames and thick smoke on it.

Earlier, another fire on the island of Kefalonia had been brought under control, according to local authorities, while the situation "has improved" on the Peloponnese peninsula, west of Athens, Vathrakogiannis reported.

The Ministry of Civil Protection had announced that winds would reach up to 88 kilometers per hour, especially in the South Aegean and the Sea of Crete.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) said the winds would weaken after midnight, but the Ministry of Civil Protection placed several areas on the highest fire alert level for Saturday, including the Attica region, where Athens is located.

An AFP journalist in the nearby town of Palaia Fokaia, about 45 kilometres south of Athens, saw a house engulfed in flames and thick smoke on it.

Earlier, another fire on the island of Kefalonia had been brought under control, according to local authorities, while the situation "has improved" on the Peloponnese peninsula, west of Athens, Vathrakogiannis reported.

The Ministry of Civil Protection had announced that winds would reach up to 88 kilometers per hour, especially in the South Aegean and the Sea of Crete.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) said the winds would weaken after midnight, but the Ministry of Civil Protection placed several areas on the highest fire alert level for Saturday, including the Attica region, where Athens is located./ REL


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