Collective empty as a blaze rarge near Irapetra, Crete

After leaving the nearby forest near the Irapetra Municipality on Wednesday afternoon, a large wild fire in Greece is emanating from the East Creat.

Fan, which reaches eight on the Bouffort scale, is rapidly spread to the south of the flames, threatening homes, tourist residences and serious infrastructure including fuel stations.

According to emergency services, the fire lead is now at least km. Increases up to, because the containering is becoming more difficult.

Thick smoke covered the vast area, reducing the visibility to the zero.

10 km from Lasithi’s Achilles. In the distance, the fire brigade was struggling.

Police have closed the main road near the settlement of the Azia Photo, who has called for residents and visitors to avoid all unnecessary travel due to the quality of dangerous air, excessive heat and fall.

In the settlement of the Egypt, the property of homes and rentals has been destroyed, and according to local reports, the area is being broken. Due to smoke inhalation, at least four elderly people have been taken to the hospital with respiratory problems.

As a precaution, all the hospitals in the creation have been cautiously kept by Health Officers.

Going to the flame area, the authorities have ordered a large number of hotels, rental rooms and houses in the municipality. The operation is underway with the support of fire services, police and local volunteers.

So far, about 1,500 people have been evacuated from the surrounding settlements and tourism sectors and they have gone to Irapatra. About 200 seats in the city’s indoor sports arena are taking shelter.

The fire response has been significantly strengthened. Until Wednesday night, 155 fire brigade, eight special leg teams and 38 fire engines are operating on the ground. Until the night, four helicopters kept the water drops. Local municipalities have deployed water tankers and heavy machinery.

The additional power is in the way. Seventeen fire brigade and one -foot team in the 1st Imod (Special Forest Fighting Unit) are traveling from Pirius, while 33 fire brigade and four additional emod teams will be coming from Elephasina Air.

According to the Public Broadcaster ERT, the fire service has ordered to withdraw the strategy from the fire alliance to protect the employees and prioritize fire creation around the risky settlements. The crew is expected to remain on the ground overnight.

112 An emergency alert was issued throughout the day by the public warning system, and demanded the vacancy from Achilia, Ferma, Aigia Photo, Galini and Kautsunari and directed the residents and tourists to go towards the IRAPTRA.

Some of the men who were broken by the road were evacuated by the boat from the local beach.

The fire, which began in the village of Azia Photo and Skinokap, keeps burning through the dense, extremely flammable forest, in which terrain, dry conditions and heavy winds are extremely difficult.

Earlier this week, more than 1000 people were evacuated due to fire in the forest fire in Izmir province in West, Turkey.

Europe has been reported to have been reported to have at least six heat -related deaths As the volume reils below the early heat of the summer. The latest recorded death was recorded in Spain and Italy. He was also injured in France.