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Volatile combination of high winds and soaring temperatures on Friday: Attica and two other regions on red code for wildfire risk
Winds are forecast to locally reach up to 9 on the Beaufort scale, with the strongest gusts expected over eastern Central Greece, the Peloponnese and the north-western Cyclades. Civil Protection on standby
No active fire front in Chalkidiki, authorities on alert for flare-ups; damage to homes and sea evacuations underway in Siviri
A second firefighter is hospitalised with breathing difficulties as authorities clear Fourka, traffic is suspended between Sivira and Fourka, gale-force winds are forecast for the next two days, and fires ignite in Aitoloakarnania and Boeotia
Gale-force winds to batter Greece for 48 hours, disrupting ferries as temperatures drop up to 7C
The most extreme gusts are forecast for southwestern Boeotia, northern Attica and Evia on Thursday, then southern Evia and southwestern Andros on Friday, as fire-weather danger keeps rising across Greece over the next two days
The Council of State annulled three operating licenses for branches of private universities
Their annulment was carried out due to legal problems with the regulatory acts governing their operation
Greece & Italy see the widest spread of West Nile virus in Europe – Greek municipalities with the highest case numbers
45 new West Nile virus infections in the past week, 110 in total and 9 deaths - "We will see more deaths," warns epidemiology professor Theodora Psaltopoulou
Teenager death in Kimolos: Bathroom was outside main house, says mayor – the moment he grabbed the “showerhead”he was gone
A post-mortem is being carried out in Piraeus today as investigators examine whether the Kimolos home lacked a residual current device, and a probe on a its decades-old electrical wiring amid a police inquiry
Lycabettus Hill to close from midnight as Attica’s fire risk rises
Strong winds have pushed Attica's wildfire risk to category 5, prompting Athens to close Lykavittos and Finopoulos hills, deploy thermal drone patrols, and urge residents citywide to avoid any outdoor work that could spark flames
