Greece bracing for impact of heatwave Kleon

The state mechanism has been placed on high alert to deal with heatwave Kleon, which will prevail throughout the country in the coming days. The most difficult days will be Friday and Saturday, and according to the latest forecast, the high temperatures will continue into next week.

The Health Ministry has put all public hospitals on standby while an emergency meeting was held on Tuesday at the Ministry of Civil Protection with the participation of all relevant agencies to update existing strategies to deal with the phenomenon.

On Wednesday, high temperatures will prevail mainly in central Greece and the southern mainland, with the maximum heat reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday the heat will spread to almost the entire country, with the temperature in Central Macedonia and the interior of Epirus reaching 40C, while it will climb to up to 41C in...