The much improved picture of the wildfire in Dadia Forest is now clearly visible, the vice regional governor of Evros  Dimitris Petrovits stated on Thursday to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA), referring to the wildfire that is burning for the eighth consecutive day in the National Forest of Dadia.
However, Petrovits clarified that today is a crucial day as, despite the firefighting forces' vigilance, there is always the risk of rekindling and there is a category 4 fire risk forecast for the area due to strong winds.
There were 320 fire fighters in the area,  operating 75 fire engines, with 13 ground teams of fire fighters on foot, assisted by Hellenic Army troops and the regional authority's machinery, as well as two firefighting aircraft and seven helicopters in the air.