Kamari

As Evia is at the mercy of the fire which is moving menacingly towards more and more areas, the smoke that has built up and covered the Attica sky is indicative of the size of the fire.

A large wildfire broke out in the Pissona area of Evia Island on Wednesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of four settlements.

Initially, a precautionary evacuation order was issued only for the settlement of Afrati, with residents instructed to evacuate toward Vasiliko.

It was late August 2005 when a group of mountaineers based in Vrilissia, northern Athens, arrived on Icaria with the aim of mapping the Aegean island's network of mountain paths, which up until then were mostly uncharted and had in many cases become impassable.