ATHENS –
After two weeks with high temperatures and drought, the fire brigade in Greece, and the hands full fighting forest fires. Only from Friday – on Saturday morning at more than fifty locations throughout the country to burn out, let the fire department know.
The fires were raging on the islands of Crete and Zakynthos, and in the vicinity of Porto Rafti near Athens. Of the dead or wounded is not yet reported.
From Sunday evening in many parts in the country rain is expected, but with thunderstorms. This does not mean that the danger has then gone will be: shrubs and trees are so dried up, that lightning strike easily new fires may occur. In addition, blowing hard, what the capacity is hampered.