Wildfire in Latas, Greece (2024-06-21)

On the afternoon of the 21 June 2024, two wildfires a few kilometres apart started in Achaia and Ilia Regional Units. The first fire started close to the village of Mastradonis, 30 Km southwest of Patras. The other started a few hours later near the village of Apidoula, 10 Km Southeast of the first fire. Both fires expanded rapidly due to strong winds and threatened many settlements which were evacuated. Many 112 cell-broadcasting alert messages were sent for this purpose. 63 vehicles with 112 firefighters, 42 ground forces 5 helicopters and 14 airplanes were used for fire suppression, assisted by municipality vehicles/machinery and volunteer organisations. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide initial rough estimation, fire extent and damage assessment emergency mapping.