Fires continue in forests and scrub areas in Greece

According to reports in the Greek media, a fire broke out in the forest area in the Komito Karisto region of the island.

A fire broke out in the same area on Tuesday and was extinguished by the fire brigade's air and land intervention.

Fire broke out in maquis areas in the city of Larisa in Greece and on the island of Crete.

The Greek Fire Brigade announced in a statement that a fire broke out in the scrub areas between the Zaniana and Livadia regions of the Crete Island and in the Tempi region of Larisa province.

While both fires were intervened from both land and air, volunteer teams also participated in the fire extinguishing efforts.

The General Secretariat of Civil Protection of Greece warned that there would be a high risk of fire in regions such as Attica, Viotia, Ftiotis, Preveza, Corinth, the Peloponnese Peninsula and the Ionian Islands today, and asked citizens to be careful.