An alarm was raised on Saturday morning (06/04) to the Fire Service for a large fire raging in three hearths in Lasithi of Crete.
In particular, according to local website radiolasithi.grthe situation is made even more difficult by the fact that there are two other fire outbreaks in progress, one in the area of Ammoudari near Myrtos and the other in Males (near the monastery of Xakoustis) without many details being known about the size and their dangerousness.
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In fact, at 9 a.m. more than 20 fire engines from all over Lasithi prefecture are operating on all three fronts, while in Schinokapsala, where the front is the most dangerous, a foot fire department has been transferred from Heraklion and aerial firefighting equipment is also expected to arrive .
112 message for the evacuation of four settlements
Shortly before 10 am, the residents of Mavros Kolymbos, Achlia, Agia Fotia and Galini settlements received a message via 112 to move away and move towards Koutsouras due to the raging forest fire.
In particular, in the relevant 112 message sent to residents of the area, the following was written: “If you are in the area of Achlia, Agia Fotia and Galini, move away towards Koutsouras. Forest fire in your area. Follow the authorities’ instructions.”