Firefighters on alert and soldiers on patrol: 71 fires recorded in 12 hours in Greece, alert level raised. Strong winds of 60 km/h will blow until Tuesday in northern Aegean Sea, Attica (Athens metropolitan area), the Cyclades, Crete and central Greece.

Greece recorded “record average temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius” during winter 2023-2024, described as “hottest ever recorded in the country’s history”