
Greece Heatwave Prompts Temporary Closure of the Acropolis
This follows reports of wildfires in other parts of Europe, including France and Spain’s Catalonia region, just weeks after a deadly early summer heatwave struck the continent.
This follows reports of wildfires in other parts of Europe, including France and Spain’s Catalonia region, just weeks after a deadly early summer heatwave struck the continent.
According to the updated emergency weather bulletin issued at noon on July 4, very high temperatures are forecast in our country until Wednesday (09-07-25). The highest values (maximum values of more than 40 degrees) will occur from today (07-07-25) in the interior of mainland Greece. On Thursday (10-07-25) a significant drop in temperature is expected throughout the country.
According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), strong northerly winds—reaching up to 9 Beaufort locally—are expected across the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese, and the eastern Aegean. The Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection has marked at least 10 regions, including Attica, in the “red zone” for extreme fire risk.
Fires from lightning on Friday night in five areas of Thessaloniki - Yesterday the temperature exceeded 43 degrees Celsius in Skala Messinia - In force the EMF emergency bulletin
The first fishing boat, carrying 352 people, was spotted overnight about 30 nautical miles (35 miles, 55 kilometers) south of the tiny island of Gavdos, the coast guard said. Passengers were rescued by a ship from the European border patrol agency FRONTEX, aided by a coast guard patrol boat and four other vessels.
Eίχε προηγηθεί η ανάρτηση του Αμερικανού προέδρου που επιβεβαίωνε την κατάπαυση του πυρός και καλούσε τις δύο χώρες, Ισραήλ και Ιράν, να μην παραβιάσουν τη συμφωνία.