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The intense thunderstorms that hit the island of Evia, central Greece, on Friday morning have caused four fires, the Fire Service said.

The blazes started in the municipalities of Kymi-Aliveri and Eretria. Thirty-five firefighters with 14 vehicles, three water bombers and one helicopter are at the scene, it added. 

The wildfire that broke out on Monday afternoon in eastern Evia, between the villages of Petries and Krieza, has expanded across three fronts.

With strong winds blowing in the area, the fire burns uncontrolled, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of the Petries settlement and to close parts of the road network.

The large fire raging between two villages in Evia has reached alarming proportions, with the fire brigade constantly reinforcing its ground and air forces and the Civil Protection sending four 112 messages.

The municipal authority of Kymi-Aliveri on Evia Island has sent a document to the police to address the presence of illegal campers at Thapsa Beach, following a viral photo that depicted the coast occupied by a large number of tents, it was reported on Wednesday. 

Concern seems to have been raised in Evia by the number of campers who chose to do free camping over the long weekend on one of the island’s most beautiful beaches.

A large fire is in progress that broke out in the early hours of Monday in Fygias Karystos in Evia, while through 112 an order was given for the preventive evacuation of the settlements of Kokkini and the Doctors' Building Cooperative. A few minutes ago, a precautionary evacuation order was given for Marmari as well.

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos marked International Roma Day on Saturday, saying Greece's Roma community is an integral part of society.

Pavlopoulos urged the Roma to feel that they belong and urged them to participate, as he welcomed children from the region of Aliveri in Volos, central Greece, to the Presidential Mansion in Athens.