Fire breaks out in Viotia

File photo. [Volunteer Fire Station of Hydra/via Reuters]

Five aerial firefighting vehicles were mobilized after a fire broke out in low vegetation near the village of Asopia in Vieotia, central Greece, on Tuesday afternoon. 

A total of 44 firefighters, supported by two ground teams, 13 vehicles, three helicopters, and two aircraft, are battling the blaze.

On Wednesday, experts reported that there is a very high danger of wildfires in the areas of Hania in Crete, the island of Kythira, and Laconia in the Peloponnese.

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