Dimitris Ptochos
Corinthian wildfire heading towards village
A wildfire that broke out in a mountainous area in Corinthia prefecture could be headed to a residential area, a regional governor has said.
The fire, which started earlier near the village of Stimaga, is blazing in an inaccessible ravine, Dimitris Ptochos said.
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15 emergency alert messages issued already Friday as villages evacuated
The fire service has issued a spate of 112 emergency alert messages, with eight such messages being sent in less than two hours on Friday afternoon.
By 5.30 p.m., 15 emergency alert messages had been issued to residents in various parts of the country, including Attica; the Peloponnesian prefectures of Arcadia, Argolida, Achaea, and Messinia; as well as Larisa in Thessaly.