The picture of the fire that broke out in the Mavros Kolymbos area of Lasithi, Crete, is better as, according to the fire department, there is no active front.
So far, forces are dealing with scattered smoke and a few scattered outbreaks in the wider area of the fire’s start, while heavy firefighting efforts remained at the scene throughout the evening.
This Sunday morning, 186 firefighters with 38 vehicles of the fire service, as well as 14 pedestrian units, are working to extinguish the fire. At the same time, volunteers help as well as OTA vehicles. In addition, the fire services in the region of Crete were put on general alert until Tuesday, April 9.
It is noted that until yesterday, three people were injured, including a 74-year-old man who was taken to the Venizelio hospital with burns and breathing problems and was intubated.
Thousands of acres burned in Mavro Kolymbo by noon Saturday
About 2,000 acres have been reduced to ash at Mavro Kolymbo in Ierapetra, Lasithi, as recorded by the Remote Sensing Laboratory of the ITE (Technology and Research Foundation) using Sentinel-2 satellite data. The data was recorded until midday on Saturday.
The following satellite images show the area before and after the fire, in visible and near-infrared colors.
Also in red is the burnt area until noon, while in bright pink are the active fires that were moving towards the Koutsouras forest.
It is recalled that the settlements of Mavros Kolymbos, Achlia, Agia Fotia and Galini have been evacuated since yesterday morning and their residents, following messages sent to 112, have moved away from the areas due to the fire that occurred on Saturday morning.
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