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Salamina fires – live: Greek island filled with Brits in flames as evacuations ordered
The fire service says that two bodies have been found by crews tackling two wildfires across the island of Salamina.
So far they have not been indentified.
The fire department’s command centre was informed of the wildfire at 2.43pm today and it states that within seven minutes it had spread quickly due to the strong winds.
Thodoris Zannis, deputy mayor of Salamina, speaking to ERT said: “I am on the other front of the fire in Salamina, we are trying to stop the fire.
“It has taken over the entire mountain and is spreading, but the firefighting forces are being reinforced. People had to leave because there was no way out, so the messages started early.
“I have been informed that for the other fire in Peristeria, the ferries have also gone to evacuate by sea. The fire broke out at the same time and that was the strange thing.”
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