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The "war" with the fires in Greece continues / Another victim is recorded

2025-08-08 20:00:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The "war" with the fires in Greece continues / Another victim is

One person died in Greece on Friday as a result of wildfires spread by strong winds.

"More than 200 firefighters, supported by 11 aircraft and seven helicopters, are fighting the fires in Keratea, southeast of Athens ," Kostas Tsigkas, head of the Greek fire brigade, told state television ERT.

He said residents in several settlements have been evacuated due to "large fires" caused by strong winds.

Firefighters found the body of an elderly man inside his burnt-out house in Keratea, as strong winds made it difficult for tanker planes to operate, fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis said at a press conference.

An AFP journalist in the nearby town of Palaia Fokaia, about 45 kilometers south of Athens, saw a house engulfed in flames and thick smoke billowing above it.

Earlier, another fire on the island of Kefalonia was brought under control, according to local authorities, while the situation "has improved" on the Peloponnese peninsula, west of Athens, Vathrakogiannis reported.

The Ministry of Civil Protection had announced that winds would reach up to 88 kilometers per hour, especially in the South Aegean and the Sea of Crete.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) said the winds would weaken after midnight, but the Civil Protection Ministry placed several areas on the highest fire alert level for Saturday, including the Attica region, where Athens is located.

Greece and other Mediterranean countries are located in an area that scientists call "fire hotspots," as there are frequent fires during hot, dry summers.

Experts say human-caused climate change is causing more frequent and intense wildfires and other natural disasters./ CNA





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