Wildfire in Rethymno, which burned thousands of acres of grassland, crops, olive groves, vineyards, water and irrigation networks as well as numerous OTE and PPC utility poles over three days, is without active fronts. All firefighting forces from Crete remain on the scene, along with 85 forest commandos who were dispatched to reinforce their efforts.

Meanwhile, 31 rural and forest fires were reported across Greece in the past 24 hours. According to Fire Department, 26 of these were contained at an early stage while firefighting efforts continue on the remaining five.