Fire services have stated that the Xeros fire - now under control - started in an area that is very difficult to access and there are suspicions that it was set deliberately. According to press reports, twelve teams from the Forestry Department, the Game Service and the fire service as well as eight fire fighting aircraft have been called in.
We were on the opposite side of the valley this afternoon, at around 3:30PM. We were able to take these photographs showing the fire-fighting teams in action.
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