Firefighters are fighting tirelessly in very difficult conditions in Greece. The situation is very complicated in Corfu (Greece), Monday evening July 24, as reported by journalist Raphaëlle Schapira in duplex from Rhodes. Three fires are still active and out of control, she said. “New evacuation messages were sent to villages. The wind is still blowing very hard, which makes the situation dangerous.”she says.
The country is “at war against the fires”
A new fire broke out on the island of Euboea (Greece), the scene of very large fires two years ago. In the evening, the president of the region talks about a situation “nightmarish“.”Greek firefighters are literally overwhelmed, despite European and international reinforcements”, she concludes. According to the Greek Prime Minister, the country is “at war with the fires”.