(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 07 - While fires in various parts of Greece continue to rage, and in the Parnitha mountains they are fighting with rekindled fires and the growing strength of the wind, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis went to the Joint Operations Coordination Center this morning of the Fire Brigade in Chalandri, a district north of Athens. For Mitsotakis, quoted by iefimerida.gr, "the situation today is a little better than yesterday. We must continue with great intensity the effort to limit all fires and to avoid the risks of re-ignition. The priority of these last few days has been first of all protection. of human life and, to the extent possible, protect property, above all to prevent the fire from reaching the center-inhabited areas, where the damage would be enormous.And obviously the protection of critical infrastructures, primarily the electrical ones. It was a huge effort. "
The prime minister reiterated that all burned areas will be reforested and that those affected will have state assistance.
For Nikos Vassiliou, head of operations on the Parnitha mountains quoted by Skai TV, there are currently two fire fronts in the area, one near Kryoneri, and the other in Malakasa, where there has been a resumption of the fires. The main challenge, he added, is to contain the flames before the winds take hold.
Meanwhile, the 43-year-old arrested yesterday on charges of intentionally causing one of the fires in Attica, the Athens region, appeared before the magistrate, who formally charged him. (HANDLE).