Due to the huge fires in Greece, it was decided to evacuate some of the inhabitants of the next island – Corfu. CNN Greece reports that the fight of the services with the fire is hampered by strong winds, which quickly moves the fire.
Massive wildfires have been raging on some Greek islands since Tuesday. CNN Greece reported on Monday morning that firefighters are currently fighting the element in three areas: the islands of Corfu and Rhodes and in the village of Karistos on the island of Euboea. Local officials believe the fight against the fire will continue for several days. TVN24, in turn, informs that the fire from Corfu can be seen from Albania, specifically from Saranda.
Huge fires in Greece. Poles help in the firefighting operation
According to CNN, the work of the fire department is hampered very strong winds. According to the services, 266 firefighters, 55 vehicles, 4 planes and three helicopters are currently fighting the fire in Rhodes, and 77 firefighters and 3 planes in Karistos. Corfu, on the other hand, has 62 firefighters, 21 vehicles, two helicopters and 2 planes. More than 2,500 people have been evacuated from the island of Corfu, according to the BBC. people. The government in Athens has set up a special team to manage the evacuation.
They also take part in the firefighting operation in Attica, Greece Polish firefighters. They left for Greece on Wednesday from Krakow. 149 firefighters and 49 vehicles from the Małopolskie and Wielkopolskie voivodeships take part in the mission. They are to stay there for about two weeks, depending on how the situation develops. The air temperature in the area exceeds 40 degrees in the shade.
Greece. Travel agencies cancel trips, tourists from Poland evacuated
On Sunday, July 24, Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński assured that all Polish tourists staying on organized trips in Greece had the opportunity to be transported to a safe, temporary place of stay. According to the findings, it is about 1200 people. The situation on the island and throughout Greece is monitored on an ongoing basis by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Embassy in Athens. Their announcements can be found on the website and on social media. The emergency phone number for the Polish Embassy in Greece is: +30 693 655 4629.
Polish travel agencies cancel planned trips due to huge fires in Greece. Most of them offer their customers a change of booking or a refund. We wrote about the decisions of specific companies in the text “Polish travel agencies cancel holidays in Rhodes due to fires. What about reimbursement?”
Source: gazeta.pl
