Controversy has erupted in relation to the causes of the Farmakas hearth, which endangered the Mahaira forest. On the one hand, the Forestry Division, which additionally agrees with the Hearth Division, informed “F” that they’ve stable proof that the EAC transformer is accountable, and however, the EAC denies the accusation, even emphasizing that the communities had electrical energy.
Particularly, the director of the Forestry Division, Savvas Ezekiel, stated that “we now have legitimate indications and knowledge that the hearth in query began from an EAC transformer. From a brief circuit. The exams shall be accomplished and it’ll change into clear the place it was triggered.” He additionally famous that the mobilization by all providers was unprecedented to stop it from spreading to forests and communities.
For his half, the press consultant of the Hearth Service, Andreas Kettis, refers in his submit to a brief circuit of the EAC transformer.
Stating that the matter was examined by a specialised crew, headed by the Chief Archpriest, it was concluded that the hearth was as a result of a brief circuit, “which was triggered within the fuse field of the EAC transformer”. In reality, amongst different issues, he talks about an explosion from which “red-hot steel items and cables had been ejected and ignited the dry flamable materials that existed across the perimeter of {the electrical} infrastructure”. The fireplace, he says, burned 3.2 sq. kilometers of dry grasses, wild vegetation, pines, timber, and so forth., with out specifying the injury to infrastructure and crops.
On the opposite facet, EAC's press consultant, Christina Papadopoulou, said that the EAC community will not be chargeable for the hearth in Farmakas.
“The fireplace occurred at 16:00 and everybody (together with the residents of the world) had electrical energy. Logically, if a fuse had blown in an EAC transformer, the facility provide would even be interrupted,” he stated.
The reason for the hearth, he stated, may even be investigated by the EAC to determine what precisely occurred.
They return 40 throughout the week
The break from the 40s and the acute temperature warnings was non permanent. As an official of the Meteorological Division informed “Φ”, regularly throughout the week the temperature rises once more, as a result of a heat air mass from the west, which impacts our area.
As talked about within the bulletin, as we speak's climate shall be primarily clear, whereas domestically on the coasts there shall be elevated low cloudiness. Remoted brief rain could happen within the mountains after midday. Temperatures will vary as much as 4 levels above regular. Fog or low clouds could kind within the early hours of Tuesday.
Tomorrow and Wednesday the climate shall be clear. Throughout the morning hours, fog and even low clouds could kind in locations. Domestically elevated low clouds shall be noticed on Thursday.
The temperature till Thursday will regularly rise, to fluctuate considerably above the common climatic values of the season.