High risk of fire, strong winds in three regions of Greece over weekend

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Very high temperatures expected to prevail in Greece from Friday to Sunday

High temperatures expected over the next days; The heatwave is expected to peak on Friday and Saturday, risk of fire

High temperatures to prevail in Greece in the next days: Expected to reach 40C – 41C

The high temperatures and high-velocity summer winds (meltemia) forecast for the next three days raise the threat for fires in four main areas of Greece, Climate Crisis & Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday, calling for caution.

Reviewing the threat conditions, on Thursday, were a meeting chaired by Kikilias with local government officials and climate protection agencies and one held earlier by the Threat-Assessment Committee, which announced the high likelihood of fires in specific areas over the next three days.

According to the Ministry’s Daily Fire Risk Map for Friday, the areas with a high risk of fire (Category 4 on a scale of 1 to 5) include the following:

– Region of Attica

– Region of Central Greece (Regional Units of Viotia, Evia island) and

– Region of the North Aegean (Regional Units of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria).

The meltemia winds will begin on Friday reaching a maximum velocity of 7 on the Beaufort scale throughout the weekend.

source ANA-MPA

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