Mass evacuation as Blaze Rages near Ierapetra, Crete


Nikos Papanikolaou

BBC News

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A large flower in Greece during Wednesday after Wednesday in the Wednesday field in the fields near the IRaapetra Municipality.

Fanned by the gallery winds that reached eight over eight on the eight.

According to emergency services, near 6km longs, according to the emergency services, which is increasingly increasing as a result.

The brown smoke broadcasting a wide range of views near to locations.

EPA tourists stand around MINIBU outside of a hotel outside a hotelEpa

Tourists in Ierapetra, take an empty hotel in Ierapetra

The smoke as many as Makry Gialos Beach, 10km from Achlia in Lasithi where the firefighters.

The main road is closely to settle Agia Fotia by police, which has passed from residents and guests to due all non-basic travel because of dangerous air quality, ash.

In the enforcement of Agia Fotia, Homes and Rent Features, and the area is an exit for power, according to local reports. At least four elderly people were hospitalized with respiratory problems removed by smoke inhalation.

As a prediction, all hospitals left in Crete by health officials.

Officials also commanded the masses of the hotels, rental rooms and houses in the Municipality of Ferma’s Municipality, as flash to the area. The operation continues with the support of fire, police and local volunteers.

So far, approximately 1,500 people removed from circular surroundings and tourist areas and extracted to the ierapetra. Are stained about 200 vacuums in the inner inner sports area.

Epa a ceasefire in the desert space at Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, GreeceEpa

The burning response is significantly strengthened. As Wednesday Wednesday, 155 firefighters, eight experts of experts, and 38 fire engines are working on the ground. Four helicopters flock to the night until the night. Also local municipality also gave water tanks and heavy machines.

Forces are extra way. Hezen fireflies and a foot team from 1pm (a particular fuel unit) by traveling from Piraeus, when 33 fires and four other emode teams are moving by air from Elefsina.

According to the general publishing House, the fire service ordered the tactical withdrawal from the fire to protect the staff and the priorities of the fire around the dangerous risks. The crew are expected to stay on the ground throughout the night.

Extraordinary alerts via 112 system of public warning, officials from Achlia, Ferma, Agia Fotia, Galini, and then Koutsounari, are reported to transfer residents and tourists.

Some individuals cut by the road was reported to be removed from the local beaches.

Fire, believed that burned between Agia Fotia and the village of the forest, many burns, with dry ground, hardly difficult.

In Turkey, more than 50,000 people have been removed in Turkey for more than 50,000 people.

At least six hot-temperatures reported in Europe As undergoing the first summer heat. The latest records were in Spain and Italy. There were also victims in France.

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