Alarm raised as even more heat is on the way

Despite six stifling days of continuously high temperatures, the latest heatwave in Greece is far from over, meteorologists and the National Public Health Organization (EODY) warned on Friday, advising the public to exercise caution and take precautions.

In a special bulletin, the national weather service, EMY, explained that Greece is being affected by hot air masses from Africa and the central Mediterranean that will push the thermometer up even higher at least until next Friday.

The areas that will be hit hardest include the western and northern parts of mainland Greece and the islands of the eastern Aegean, though the next few days will be no walk in the park for Athens or other areas, where daytime highs will hit and even surpass 40 degrees Celsius on the weekend and stay close to those levels over the next week.

The public health agency, EODY, for its...