Greece remained on high alert for wildfires Saturday as authorities warned of very high fire danger across large parts of the country during the August 15 Dormition holiday, one of Greece’s busiest travel periods.

The Greater Athens region and surrounding areas, as well as the islands of Evia and Lesvos in the Aegean Sea, will be on maximum alert for wildfires Thursday, with high winds…

Civil protection authorities were on high alert on Thursday due to an extreme threat of wildfire in five regions of Greece.