Firefighters and water-dropping aerial means have been operating in several wildfires across the country, from Crete to Central Greece and from Peloponnese to Attica on Friday, July 31, 2026. It is the third consecutive day where fires jump out like mushrooms and spread quickly due to gale-force winds blowing with intensity of 7 to 8 […]

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Greece’s Civil Protection issued a warning about Very High Risk of Fire (Category 4) in several region valid for today, Friday, July 31, 2026. The warning comes as the country has been facing big wildfires for the third consecutive day and gale-force winds blowing with intensity of up to 9 Beaufort and gusts of 10-11 […]

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Greek authorities imposed a sailing ban from the ports of Rafina and Lavrio, eastern Attica, as gale-force winds sweeping across the Aegean Sea also on Friday, July 31, 2026, and ferry services have been disrupted. The sailing ban comes into effect after some ferries has problems to anchor at islands ports and as thousands flock […]

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