Extreme risk of fire for seven regions on Thursday

Extreme fire danger - State of Alert (risk category 5) is forecast on Thursday for seven regions of the country, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).

In particular, an extreme fire danger - State of Alert (risk category 5) is predicted for the following areas:

- Attica (Western Attica)

- Central Greece (Evia - excluding the island of Skyros)

- The Peloponnese (Argolida, Corinthia, Messinia)

- Western Greece (Achaia, Ilia)

- Thessaly (Larissa, Magnesia, Sporades)

- Central Macedonia (Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Mount Athos)

- The Ionian Islands

Very high fire danger (risk category 4) for the following areas:

- Attica (except areas of West Attica)

- Crete

- The Peloponnese (Arcadia, Laconia)

- Western Greece (Aitoloakarnania, Achaia)

- Central Greece (Fokidas, Boeotia, Fthiotida)

- Thessaly (Larissa)

- Central Macedonia (Kilkis, Serres, Pieria)

- North Aegean (Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria)