A major fire on the coast of Greece

UPDATE: The Coast Guard of Greece tries to trace ten people who allegedly left a boat in the area affected by the fires.

Coast Guard helicopter and gear attempt to retrace their outpost on the outskirts of Rafina, northeast of the capital Athens

Earlier, officials announced that at least six people were injured in the forest fires in Greece.

Athens called for EU help to cope with the fires after many homes were destroyed, and thousands of people were forced to leave their homes

More than 70 firefighters , equipped with 30 vehicles and five helicopters, joined by armed pipes, fought to extinguish the nearby fire by Kineta, about 54 kilometers to the west of the city. The thick cloud of black clouds on the Acropolis Hill and the temple of Partenon, Monday afternoon, writes Agerpres

The fire of vegetation has been intensified by strong gusts of wind and vast pine forests.

The fire broke out in a ravine in the mountains near the town of Kineta, a popular seaside resort among the inhabitants of Athens

"We have deployed many equipment to protect homes and C & # 39; s is the most important, human life, "said Yannis Kapakis, Secretary General of the Department of Civil Protection.

Wildfires are common in Greece during the summer and in winter without rainfall amplified the conditions that favor their outbreak. Dozens of people lost their lives in 2007, following fires that swept the Peloponnese Peninsula

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