Greece is battling massive fires that broke out in the northern suburbs of Athens, where hundreds of people have been evacuated as emergency services have struggled to contain the flames since yesterday. More than 500 firefighters are busy extinguishing the flames that besiege the suburbs of Varympompi, Adames, Thracomakedones and Acharnes. Numerous homes were destroyed and residents evacuated. In the early hours of today an evacuation order was also issued for part of the suburb of Kryoneri due to the forest fires.Several firefighters planes and helicopters have been fighting since Tuesday night to try to contain the fire, but their work it is complicated by the dozens of outbreaks scattered around the area. “Our main goal is to save lives,” said the Minister of Civil Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, after an emergency summit. Residents of the affected areas fled their homes in panic. “Behind us there is hell,” said some of them, according to the Greek media. According to Ept News, up to 300 police officers are tasked with verifying that residents comply with police and evacuation measures, while authorities have offered the displaced people hotel rooms for the next few nights. of Euboea, in the Peloponnese peninsula and in the islands of Kos and Rhodes, frequented by vacationers. Meteorologists have been warning for days of the possibility of fires of this magnitude, as the country continues to be immersed in a heat wave that is not expected to subside all week, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. The authorities have warned the population that the risk of fires will remain very high even after the heat wave has ended, mainly due to the drought in the country and the forecast of strong winds.
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