Because of a fire In the region of the popular holiday resort of Platanias in western Crete, numerous tourists had to be evacuated from hotel complexes on Wednesday. According to the fire department, Firefighting helicopters and strong units are in useto bring the flames under control.
The local Greek broadcaster (ERT-Chania) reported that it was mainly dry grass that was burning, but that the smoke was very heavy.The evacuation of the hotels was ordered as a precautionary measurethe station reported, showing videos and photos of tourists leaving the hotels to be taken to safety. The portal zarpanews.gr also shows videos.
How the fire broke out remained unclear at firstThe civil protection authorities warn that the fire risk in Greece – despite some heavy rainfall – will remain high until the end of October. will continue to persist. (dpa)
