Greece issues very high fire risk warning for three regions

A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is forecast in three Greek regions on Tuesday.

This is according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of Greece (civilprotection.gov.gr), CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.

Very high fire risk is predicted on Tuesday for the following areas:

-Region of Northern Aegean (regional units of Chios, Samos and Ikaria)

-Region of Southern Aegean (regional units of Rhodes, Kalymnos, Kos and Karpathos)

-Region of Crete (regional units of Heraklion and Lassithi)

The General Secretariat of Civil Protection has informed the state services involved, as well as regional and local authorities in the above areas to be on heightened alert to deal promptly with any outbreak of fire.

It has also warned the public to avoid any activities outdoors that may accidentally start a fire, such as bonfires, use of machinery that creates sparks, barbecues, handling beehives or throwing away lit cigarettes.

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