Latest figures for forest fires in Greece
According to EFFIS, the European Commission’s European Forest Fire Information System, 183987 hectares of forest was burnt between 24 and 26 August, during the forest fires that have ravaged Greece.
This brings the provisional figure to this point in the 2007 forest fire season in Greece to 268834 hectares.
The concentration of damage in the Peloponnese coincides with the fire danger maps produced by EFFIS Fire Danger system that shows the Peloponnese as being the area of Greece with highest meteorological fire risk.
However, the forecasts for the coming days show that the fire risk in Greece in general and the Peloponnese in particular will reduce.
Source: EFFIS