Firefighters start evacuation of 3 villages in suburbs of Athens

Firefighters have started evacuating three villages in the area of Mount Parnitha in the suburbs of Athens due to a forest fire spreading there, Report informs citing TASS.

The fire in Fyli, on the outskirts of Mount Parnitha, broke out on August 22 and is spreading rapidly due to hot weather and strong winds.

In turn, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum is preparing to evacuate the detention center for migrants in the town of Amygdaleza, about 700 migrants accommodated there will be transferred to Malakasa.

Some 202 firefighters in 65 vehicles, 9 squads of foot firefighters, volunteers and municipal employees are engaged in extinguishing a forest fire in the area of ​​Mount Parnitha.