Thousands of tourists and residents evacuate fires on the Greek island of Crete

Greek firefighting teams are fighting Thursday fires on the island of Crete , while about five thousand people were evacuated, most of them tourists in a preventive procedure, according to an official in the region." target ="_Blank"> The fire on the island of Crete, one of the main tourist destinations in Greece, Wednesday and pushing the authorities to evacuate "3 thousand tourists and two thousand residents on Wednesday night, Thursday"According to the President of the Hotel Owners Union in the region, Joergus Tzarakis. And aircraft are fighting fire. "ERT" The public prevented the region’s authorities from anchoring.

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