The main sources of the violent fires that ravaged 100,000 hectares in Greece have been brought under control, a firefighter spokesman said on Friday.
The fires destroyed hundreds of homes, especially on the island of Evia.
The violent fires that have ravaged more than 100,000 hectares in Greece since the end of July are under control, a firefighter spokesman assured Friday.
“Since yesterday (Thursday), there is no longer a major active front, just scattered pockets,” said a spokesman for the firefighters, thanks to the precipitation that fell in several regions and the drop in temperatures.
The teams of firefighters deployed by the hundreds, with foreign reinforcements, however, remained on the alert in the face of the risks of a resurgence on the island of Euboea, hit hardest by these fires, and in the region of Arcadia, on the peninsula of Peloponnese, according to the same source.
The ravaged island of Evia
Significant winds are expected during the weekend, likely to quickly propagate possible outbreaks of fire.
Hundreds of homes and small businesses were swept away in the flames that ravaged the island of Evia, 200 km northeast of Athens, but also part of the Peloponnese and the greater outskirts of Athens since July 27.
These fires caused by scorching temperatures in early August also caused considerable environmental damage.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke of an unprecedented environmental disaster which he directly linked to climate change.