Evros Wildfires

For 17 days the fire burned in Evros from one end to the other. At least 808.7 square kilometers of land were completely burned, according to data from the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. The continuous very high temperatures in combination with strong winds helped the scattered outbreaks outside the city of Alexandroupoli to continue to flare up and get out of control. A front in the core of the forest of Dadia, brought absolute chaos. The areas and distances were huge to be covered by land and aerial firefighting means, which had to deal with another fire, this time in Parnitha, near Athens. The flames passed by villages, usually burning the first houses closest to the forest. Residents until the last moment, tried to direct the few fire engines that were operating. 18 people were burned in the flames, in an inaccessible spot above the village of Avantas. There was ash everywhere, Evros burned. The biggest fire recorded in Europe since 2000, Evros, Greece, August 2023.