Overview

• Two Vietnamese tourists drowned after falling into the Aegean Sea off Milos during violent meltem winds that disrupted rescue efforts.
• Meltem gusts up to 88 km/h kept ferries at Piraeus docked and cancelled most sailings to the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Crete during the peak tourist period.
• The Ministry of Civil Protection placed Attica, eastern Peloponnese and Crete under red alerts in response to the heightened risk of forest fires.
• The National Meteorological Service and National Observatory of Athens warned of very high fire danger and forecast continued gale-force winds over the weekend.
• Athens authorities closed urban parks, including the National Garden, after fallen trees narrowly missed pedestrians and to reduce further safety hazards.