Incendios forestales en Grecia en 2023

Three major wildfires broke out in the area of Attica on 17 July, in Kalyvia, Loutraki, and Dervenochoria. Greek authorities directed villagers to evacuate their homes in southern Athens. On 20 July, wildfires reignited in Athens as a result of wind, which forced an evacuation effort in the city. On 22 August, another major wildfire broke out near Fyli, in a monastery. The 25 km/h strong winds made it very difficult to put out and resulted in the area being evacuated. The fire progressed during the night and on 23 August it reached the Parnitha mountain. On 24 August the fire was put out. The fire destroyed a few homes.

On 23 July, mass evacuations were ordered in Corfu following major wildfire breakouts on the island.^[11]

People in Rou, Katavolos, Kentroma, Tritsi, Kokokila, Sarakiniatika, Plagia, Kalami, Vlachatika, and Kavalerena were told to evacuate and move to Ipsos, while people in Viglatouri and Nisaki were advised to evacuate to Barbati.

In Karystos, the flames reached a height of 20 metres (66 ft) and the mayor asked for increased use of aerial vehicles in extinguishing operations. A man was reported to have died from heat stroke as a result of the wildfires on the island of Evia.^[12] On 25 July 2023, a Canadair CL-215 crashed in Karystos, killing its two pilots,^[13] with a similar incident that happened almost 15 years to the day in the same area with the same casualties.^[14] Later the same day, a 41-year-old shepherd was found charred in an inaccessible area outside the village of Platanistos in Karystos.^[15]

Two major wildfires broke out in the area of Magnesia on 26 July, in Almyros and near Velestino. The fires managed to reach Nea Anchialos Air Base and the Industrial Zone of Volos. Many F-16s were ordered to move from Nea Anchialos Air Base to Larissa Air Base for safety reasons.^[16] The wildfire reached an ammunition warehouse and several explosions occurred, triggering the evacuation of the Nea Anchialos town.

La isla de Rodas sufrió múltiples incendios forestales, lo que provocó la evacuación por tierra y mar de más de 19.000 personas. ^{[ 17 ] [ 18 ]} Se enviaron alertas de emergencia a los residentes de la isla para advertirles de los incendios forestales y de la necesidad de evacuar.

El departamento de bomberos de Rodas declaró que los incendios allí provocaron la "mayor operación de evacuación" jamás realizada en la isla, en la que se utilizaron 10 aviones de extinción de incendios, ocho helicópteros de extinción de incendios, más de 260 bomberos, 49 camiones de bomberos y cientos de voluntarios, entre otros, para combatir el incendio en la isla. ^{[ 19 ]}

Las autoridades declararon el estado de emergencia el 20 de julio de 2023 ^{[ 20 ]} en tres municipios de Rodas, incluido Lindos, que alberga muchos pueblos turísticos.

El 21 de julio, la Protección Civil ordenó la evacuación del pueblo de Laerma, situado a unos 10  km de las zonas turísticas costeras.

El 23 de julio de 2023 se anunció la evacuación de 1200 personas más de las aldeas de Pefki, Lindos y Kalathos. ^{[ 21 ]} Los vuelos a Rodas de la compañía británica de paquetes vacacionales Jet2.com fueron cancelados hasta el 30 de julio de 2023 y los de TUI hasta el 26 de julio de 2023. ^{[ 21 ]}

El 2 de agosto, el Ministerio de Turismo levantó el estado de emergencia en Rodas y ofreció alojamiento gratuito a los turistas que fueron evacuados de la isla el mes anterior. ^{[ 22 ]}

Un gran incendio se inició cerca de la ciudad de Alexandroupolis en el este de Tracia Occidental el 21 de agosto. El incendio fue declarado "el mayor registrado en la UE" hasta ese momento por funcionarios de la UE, con alrededor de 73.000 hectáreas (730 kilómetros cuadrados) quemadas. ^{[ 23 ] [ 24 ]} La mayor parte del área quemada se concentra en el Bosque de Dadia . Varios migrantes murieron al quedar atrapados por las llamas cerca del Bosque de Dadia . Al 28 de agosto, la gran mayoría del Bosque de Dadia, así como los bosques de pinos circundantes, habían sido destruidos con más de 80.000 hectáreas (198.000 acres) calcinadas. ^{[ 25 ]} En la isla de Samotracia se produjo un apagón debido al incendio de Alexandroupolis. El hospital general de Alexandroupolis tuvo que evacuar a sus pacientes. El fuego casi había alcanzado el hospital.

Un gran incendio también asolaba las cercanías de la ciudad de Kavala .

There is also a major forest fire near the infamous forest of Parnitha close to Athens. Several homes have been burnt to the ground. Because of the fire most of Athens is experiencing heavy smog. In combination with other major fires in Greece most of Greece is experiencing some form of smog.

Bulgaria deployed 70 firefighters with 14 vehicles to assist Greece.

Czech Republic deployed 79 personnel (firefighters and other), 33 vehicles and a helicopter with 6 personnel.

Croatia deployed a firefighting plane as part of EU assistance.

Three firefighting helicopters were deployed from Egypt.^[28]

Two firefighting planes were sent by France.^[29]

Israel sent two firefighting planes to assist in fighting the fire.

Italy sent two firefighting planes as reinforcements.^[29]

Jordan sent four firefighting helicopters to Greece.^[30]

Malta sent 20 firefighters to Greece.^[31] This was the first time that Malta had sent firefighters abroad.^[32]

Poland deployed 149 firefighters, along with 49 firefighting vehicles.^[33]

Romania sent 130 firefighters, with 25 firefighting vehicles, deployed alongside their Greek counterparts.

Serbia sent 38 firefighters, along with 14 vehicles.^[34]

31 firefighters, along with 15 firefighting vehicles, were deployed from Slovakia.

Two firefighting planes and one helicopter were sent by Turkey at the request of the President.