Countless forest fires are raging in Greece.
Hundreds of residents and holidaymakers had to be evacuated on the island of Evia.
A video shows incredible scenes.
Athens - They are apocalyptic recordings on a ferry.
The coast guard had to evacuate hundreds of residents and tourists from the Greek island of Euboea.
Escape routes over land were completely cut off.
The fire had surrounded the people.
The only way out was across the water.
What this means is shown in a video that is spreading on Twitter.
They are dramatic images.
The flames rage on land.
The people on the ferry in safety.
Nearly 700 people were rescued from the beaches on Friday, according to the Coast Guard.
Evia is the second largest island in Greece and is located north of Athens.
Only a strait separates the island from the mainland.
Greece: Fires on the island of Evia continue to rage
On Sunday, the fires raged heavily in many areas of the island.
More people had to be brought to safety.
At sunrise on Sunday (August 8), residents were rescued from a beach on the island, where they had been surrounded by the flames, according to the Greek news agency ANA.
On the coast, military and ferry boats were on alert if further evacuations were necessary.
Now the flames also threatened the towns of Ellinika, Vasilika and Psaropouli.
New fronts of fire keep spreading.
The wind kindles fires that have already been extinguished.
Απίστευτες εικόνες από πλοίο στη Λίμνη Ευβοίας που απομάκρυνε κόσμο από τις ακτές όπου έφτασε η μεγάλη πυρκαγιά την Παρασκευή
6 Αυγούστου 2021.
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- meteo.gr - Ο καιρός (@meteogr) August 6, 2021
No end of the fire in sight - mayor desperate
In the north of the Greek island of Evia, the situation is catastrophic, according to the mayor of the small port town of Istiaia, Giannis Kotzias: “We are alone.
Our end is near, ”he told the Greek news channel Skai.
Forest fires in Greece: fire extinguished north of Athens
In the meantime, the situation has stabilized in northern Athens.
The fire, which had raged in several villages there since Tuesday, was no longer active on Sunday morning, according to the fire department.
On the southwestern Peloponnese peninsula, however, the fire continued in the districts of Elis and Messenia and in the municipality of Anatoliki Mani.
On Saturday, the Greek authorities reported 55 active fires, five of which were major fires.
According to data from the European Forest Fire Information System (Effis) on Saturday, 56,000 hectares of land were burned in the previous ten days alone.
In the years 2008 to 2020 there was an average of 1,700 hectares in the same period.
According to the fire brigade, 263 Greek and over 200 Ukrainian and Romanian firefighters were deployed in the north of Evia, plus 66 vehicles and seven fire-fighting planes and helicopters.
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NASA Fire Maps shows the forest fires in Greece.
© Srceenshot NASA
Fighting forest fires: Germany sends fire brigade forces
Germany has promised aid to Greece. Almost 60 emergency services from North Rhine-Westphalia started on Sunday from Bonn in the forest fire areas near Athens, reports the news agency dpa. A convoy of 19 vehicles set in motion to support the fight against the devastating flames in Greece. A spokesman for the fire brigade said the specialized unit with forces from Bonn, Königswinter and Leverkusen is expected to arrive at the destination on Thursday by land and water. Among the 56 members of staff are 48 firefighters, 4 technical advisors for fighting vegetation fires and 4 helpers from Bonn aid organizations
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