‘Extreme danger’ of fires in six regions of Greece on Wednesday

The Civil Protection Ministry has warned of an “extreme danger” of fire in six of the country’s 13 regions on Wednesday.

In its daily fire risk prediction map, the ministry’s General Secretariat of Civil Protection said the areas most at risk were Attica; Central Greece (Viotia, Evia, Fthiotida, Fokida); the Peloponnese region (Argolida, Corinthia); Western Greece (Achaia); Thessaly (Larissa, Magnesia); Central Macedonia (Thessaloniki).

It added that there was a very high fire risk in: Crete; the Peloponnese (Arkadia, Laconia, Messinia); Ionian Islands; Western Greece (Etoloakarnania, Ilia); Thessaly (Karditsa, Trikala); Central Macedonia (Pieria, Imathia, Pella, Kilkis, Serres, Halkidiki, Mount Athos).

Source: ekathimerini.com