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16 Sep. 2019 / 10:06

Vegetable fires on the island of Zakynthos

Greek authorities in Zakynthos on Sunday evacuated about 300 locals and tourists from two villages due to a heavy vegetation fire, according to Euronews and Mediafax.

The fire is intensified by strong winds, and meteorologists have reported that the wind speed is not expected to slow until Tuesday. Authorities reported that there were no casualties following this fire, but decided to evacuate because the flames are near homes.

Over 100 firefighters intervened to extinguish the flames, and several aircraft intended for firefighting participated in the operation.

Zakynthos Island is approximately 300 kilometers west of the country's capital, Athens. Another fire broke out in Loutraki, 80 kilometers from the capital.

Greek firefighters announced that they had to intervene to extinguish about 70 fires nationwide in the last 24 hours.

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