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There is no end to the heat wave in Greece. As the Meteorological Bureau announced on Saturday, values ​​of up to 45 degrees Celsius are expected in the south of the country at the weekend. The thermometer will also indicate values ​​around 40 degrees in the north.

Even most of the Aegean islands have temperatures above 38 degrees. The fire service again warned of the great danger of forest fires. “We have even more difficult times ahead,” a spokesman for the fire department said on state television Saturday morning. The risk of wildfires remains extremely high, it said.

Meanwhile, hundreds of firefighters from Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia and Malta have arrived in Greece to strengthen the fire brigade and fight the flames. France, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and Jordan are participating in the firefighting efforts with firefighting planes and helicopters, the Greek Civil Protection announced.

The fires in the Athens area and on the Peloponnese peninsula have been brought under control. But the fire keeps flaring up because everything has dried up, it was said. According to the fire service, the worst fire is raging near the village of Laerma on the holiday island of Rhodes. Tourists are not at risk.

According to the meteorologists, the heat wave will continue next week with small fluctuations. A new peak with temperatures around 46 degrees is expected in southern Greece on Wednesday. (cst/sda/dpa)