Fires of anger on the Greek island

The state of emergency has been announced on the Greek island of Chews, where five separate wild fires burn and transported strong winds.

The population was evacuated in 17 society and the deliberate investigation was launched, while the start of various fronts such as this short time of time.

Three forest fires erupted on Sunday in areas Coofinasand Agia Anna and Agios Makarius. The fourth fire broke out shortly after midnight Agios MarkosFifth at the Fifth Front on Monday morning in Agiasmata.

Blaze has already damaged the destruction of homes, crops and infrastructure on the Aegean island, where the local media had informed that many homes were destroyed.

There is a moderate warning to high temperatures on Chios, with the highest levels of about 30 ° C, but it is expected to become hotter at the end of the week.

About 190 firefighters were working on the island, with the support of 11 aircraft and helicopters. The authorities said that 90 firefighters are also scheduled to reach Athens and Tsloniki.

Pictures of the island show the locals trying to help firefighters, throw buckets of water on fire and use clothes to try to get out of smaller topical fires.

Local media reported severe damage to a number of homes and at least one distillation, as some residents said they were unable to return to see if their property had been damaged.

The Climate Climate and Minister of Civil Protection Ioannis Kefalogiannis traveled to Chios, and he said after the emergency meeting that he was “disturbed and worried” about the outbreak of multiple fires in different parts of the island “without a clear explanation.”

“This is something that must be investigated accurately,” he added.

Meanwhile, a team of the Blaming Investigation Unit of the Fire Service, who was working alongside local police officers, launched an investigation into the fires.

The local energy network was damaged by fires, causing a break in the wider VRontados. Teams from the Hilino Electricity Distribution Network (HEDNO) was sent from Lesvos Island adjacent to the implementation of repairs.

Some planned energy cuts were also provided to support firefighting operations.

The problems of water supply and the damage to the infrastructure were also reported.

This is the first huge huge fire this summer for Greece, and it is not strange for destructive fires and extreme heat.

On Chios, a huge fire spent in 2012 more than half a flexible Al -Jazeera Al -Jazeera – the tree resin used in cooking and pharmaceutical preparations – disrupts the global supply of the so -called “Chius’s tears”.