More than 100 firefighters battle large wildfire on eastern Greek island of Chios

More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes are battling a ample wildfire burning adjacent the main municipality of the eastbound Aegean land of Chios, with exigency services ordering the evacuation of a twelve areas

ATHENS, Greece -- More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes were battling a ample wildfire burning adjacent the main municipality of the eastbound Aegean land of Chios Sunday, with exigency services ordering the evacuation of a twelve areas.

The occurrence section said 3 abstracted blazes had breached retired successful the greeting and mid-day Sunday adjacent the municipality of Chios. The flames were fanned by beardown winds, leaving firefighters struggling to incorporate what turned into 1 ample blaze. The occurrence section said it was sending an arson probe squad to the island.

Dozens of firefighters from Athens and the bluish Greek metropolis of Thessaloniki were sent by vessel arsenic reinforcements to the 100 already connected the island. Ten water-dropping helicopters and 2 firefighting planes provided aerial enactment until nightfall.

As daylight faded, section media footage and photos showed firefighters battling towering flames burning done woodland and farmland.

Wildfires are predominant successful Greece during its hot, adust summers, but authorities person said clime alteration has been fuelling bigger and much predominant blazes.

In 2018, a monolithic occurrence swept done the seaside municipality of Mati, eastbound of Athens, trapping radical successful their homes and connected roads arsenic they tried to flee. More than 100 radical died, including immoderate who drowned trying to aquatics distant from the flames.

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