Fires: 6th day of the fire in Falakro of Drama - Forces are being strengthened
For the 6th day, unfortunately, the fire rages on the Bald Mountain of Drama, despite the titanic efforts of the aerial and ground firefighting means.
It is noted that so far only grasslands are burning.
The fire, which spread quickly due to the strong winds, was started by two lightning strikes that struck the Hionotrypa area in two different places, creating two fire fronts that joined.
The area in which the fire broke out is particularly difficult to access and the approach of the pedestrian fire departments is difficult and only with four-wheel drive trucks or helicopters.
The big problem remains the strong wind in the area, because the height in Falakro is high, with the result that the fire does not have a specific direction.
Since Wednesday afternoon, water has been continuously dropped from the air in order to limit the fire front. EMODE (Special Forestry Operations Unit) officials who arrived in Drama from Alexandroupoli and Xanthi are operating in the area, while this morning fifty people also arrived from Athens.
The fear of the local bodies and the fire authorities is that the fire will spread without control, as a result of which forest lands and residential areas will be at risk.
By posting on social media, the municipality of Drama informs the citizens about the fire in Falakro, which has been burning since on Wednesday July 17.
The following is mentioned in the post: "Because in the last few days we are all worried about the developments with the fire in Falakro, the Municipality of Drama informs you that every possible effort is being made to avert the danger. On Sunday 21 July, from 6.30 in the morning, the mayor of Drama Giorgos Papadopoulos together with the deputy mayor of Civil Protection, Christos Mavridis and the deputy mayor of Tourism, Yiannis Georgiadis were at the front of the fire together with all the forces of the Municipality. On the initiative of the mayor, vehicles were ordered for the needs, JCB and Graders. In consultation with the governor of AMTH and the deputy governor of Drama and with the tireless and continuous assistance of the Fire Service of Drama, they are operating in the area. The weather conditions and the fire front are developing unfavorably and the danger is high.
We will update you with new announcements during the day. As in all the previous days, the Mayor and the services of the Municipality are on full alert".
Source:Municipality of Drama
