“The fire affected at least 10,000 hectares and forced thousands of people to leave their homes,” the European institute wrote on the social network, a text accompanied by photos taken from the sky.
A 30 kilometer front of flames
Fueled by strong winds, the fire today turned into a front of flames 30 kilometers long and over 25 meters high in places, according to public television ERT.
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A situation that pushed the Greek authorities to ask for international help: almost 300 additional firefighters, as well as other helicopters, fire engines and tanks, are expected on Tuesday from six countries (France, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Turkey). ).