Greece has declared a general alert due to the heat wave that has been hitting the country since last week

one of the most reputable in the country, according to the meteorology website meteo.gr The next 48 hours will be the most difficult!Yes The heatwave is causing the temperatures accumulated during the last days to be very high. In this sense and according to the website, cases of extreme heat stress are expected to return in the regions of Macedonia and Thrace, Magnesia, the Sporades islands, northern Greece as well as the Ionian islands, the western Peloponnese and in the northern Aegean.

In addition, the country’s large urban centres, such as Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, are expected to be at extreme risk due to heat stress, and increased humidity and the prevalence of northerly winds in the south-southeast Aegean during Thursday and Friday.

In Athens, the Acropolis was closed this Wednesday during the central hours of the day (from 12 to 5 p.m.) due to the high temperatures recorded at the top of the ‘Sacred Rock’ and which can exceed 60 °C.

big fire

The Hellenic Army is participating in several firefighting operations in an attempt to contain the raging fires Dozens of hectares of forest were turned into ashes Before nightfall in different parts of the country. Strong winds caused forest fires in northern Greece this Wednesday. In the afternoon, three firefighters were injured when a pine forest caught fire in the Corinth region of the Peloponnese, while the flames advanced uncontrollably towards the ancient city of Epidaurus.