Over a thousand people were evacuated from the Greek island of Evia on August 6 as flames towered over the water.
Greek media, citing the coast guard, reported that the people were “safely evacuated” from Limni and nearby Koxyli Beach. The evacuation order was issued on the evening of August 6.
Evacuation via ferry was “their only way out”, according to euronews, due to the spread of the fire.
This footage, filmed by Stavros Demirtzoglou, shows the flames rising into the sky as people look on from a ferry.
In a statement on August 7, the Greek Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, said: “The risk of fire throughout the territory is still very high today and we continue the fight unabated, with our only concern being the protection of human life.”
Credit: Stavros Demirtzoglou via Storyful
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