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The fire that broke out at dawn (at 5:40) in a pine forest in Sithonia, Halkidiki is in full swing. A few minutes after a Thursday afternoon and the flames extend for three kilometers. In the area, 74 firefighters are in service in the fire department with 34 vehicles, 4 teams of hikers and 4 aircraft. The firefighting work is hampered by strong winds blowing and coming from 7 beaufort. At the same time, it has been suggested to evacuate the community of Kampos in a preventive way. The fire in the area contributes by air and four Canadians.
The sky in the Sithonia region filled a tobacco visible from afar.
Information indicated early in the morning that there was a power outage in the Sarti settlement while mobile telephony was not working. According to local media xalkidikinews.gr, firefighters were ordered to leave the houses and cottages located at the top of the road in the village of Sarti towards the forest, while the police stopped traffic on the provincial road from Agios Nikolaos. – Sharp.
"The front of the fire is big because of high winds and the situation makes it harder to shut down the electricity in the area," said Deputy Mayor Dean, Paris Debleas, in the morning of "FM Athenian-Macedonian News Agency". "The situation is difficult, strong winds blow, the fire is over Sarti […]There is a mready, the Community Store is open, without electricity or telephone, it's our big disadvantage. We can not communicate with each other, "he said earlier.
According to a later update, after 11 am, the secretary of the deputy mayor of Sithonia would return to the area.
The Sithonia provincial road is closed from the Vourvourou junction to the Sykia junction.
With information from RES-MPE – xalkidikinews.gr
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