Two active fronts in locations not easily accessible to firefighters were still raging on Corfu on Wednesday. Firefighting forces were battling the blaze from the air and on land in order to get the fire under control, as there were fears of a massive rekindling in the afternoon, when strong northwesterly winds were forecast in the area.
Meanwhile, elderly residents in the villages of Loutses, Syki and Imerolia, who had been ordered to evacuate their villages, returned to their houses on Wednesday, while the younger residents had stayed in the villages to assist the firefighting effort.
The municipality of northern Corfu, meanwhile, was categoric in saying that the wildfire on Corfu was the result of arson. 

State of emergency declared in six more municipal units on Rhodes

Secretary General for Civil Protection Vassilis Papageorgiou on Wednesday decided to declare a state of emergency in another six municipal units on the island of Rhodes -  those of Rhodes, Kallithea, Ialyssos, Petaloudes, Afandou and Archaggelos - due to the wildfires that continued to rage on the island. 
The previous week, when the fires started, a state of emergency was declared in the municipal units of Attavyros, Kamiros and Lindos, while on Sunday the municipal unit of southern Rhodes was added. With the new decisions, a state of emergency has now been declared on the entire island.