Greece Heatwave temporarily closes acropolis

On Tuesday, Acropolis temporarily closes when the stunning temperature continues to capture Greece.

The popular site in the Athens capital was closed from 13:00-17: 00 local time (11: 00-15: 00 BST), the Ministry of Culture of the country said.

On Tuesday, 42c (107F) highs are forecast for the European country, and several regions have a warning about a very high risk.

This happens when it was reported about forest fires in other parts of the continent, including in the Catalonia region of France and Spain, a few weeks after the death of the death early summer thermal wave.

Acropolis’ hours were announced on Monday after heavy heat returned to Greece on Sunday.

Its closing on Tuesday – with a maximum of 38c, which is expected in the city – not for the first time Extreme Heath closed a popular attraction – doing so in June and July last year.

Authorities said the closure was for “security of workers and visitors” at the place, which is visited by tens of thousands every day, which is 4.5 million in 2024.

The Ministry of Labor in the country also imposed a compulsory five-hour stop for manual, outdoor workers between 12: 00-17: 00 on Tuesday in the areas set to see the worst heat.

The current thermal wave must continue on Wednesday, with forecasts of 40-42C for the southern parts of the country before starting to make up on Thursday.

Meanwhile, 41 forest fire broke out in Greece on Monday, the country’s fire service reports. Of these, 34 were kept early and seven remained active on Monday night.

Category 4 fire warning was issued at the end of Monday in five regions: Attica, Poponnese, Central Greece, Fessaly and Western Greece.

The public was intended to remain vigilant and the emergency services were more, the country’s civil defense said.

Elsewhere, more than 1,000 firefighters fought with a fire in the southwest of France at the beginning of Tuesday. Residents near the city of Narbon evacuated their homes, and the motorway, which connected France and Spain, was closed.

In Catalonia, more than 2000 people were close early on Tuesday, like a forest fire, which on Sunday started fury in the Eastern Tarragon province, local media reported.

Much of Western and Southern Europe was hit by a scorching early summer hot wave, which evacuated thousands and houses and business destroyed.

According to the UN intergovernmental group on climate change, thermal waves are becoming more common due to climate change caused by man.

It says that hot weather will happen more often – and becomes even more intense – because the planet continues to warm.