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Tourists exit the past Acropolis, successful Athens Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Authorities successful Greece person closed the Acropolis and different past sites during day hours arsenic a heatwave scorching the eastbound Mediterranean continued to worsen. Temperatures reached 42 C (107.6 F) successful parts of the Greek capital, arsenic the utmost upwind fueled deadly wildfires successful Turkey and blazes crossed the region. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

ATHENS – Authorities successful Greece closed the Acropolis and different past sites during day hours starting Tuesday arsenic a vigor question scorching the eastbound Mediterranean worsened.

Temperatures reached 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit) successful parts of the Greek capital, arsenic the utmost upwind fueled deadly wildfires successful Turkey and blazes successful Greece, Italy and crossed the region. Greek authorities person described the vigor question arsenic the astir aggravated successful much than 30 years.

A wildfire northbound of Athens, which did not airs immoderate contiguous menace to homes, sent fume implicit the capital.

The Acropolis, which is usually unfastened successful the summertime from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., volition person reduced hours done Friday, closing from midday to 5 p.m.

The Greek Fire Service maintained an alert for astir of the state Tuesday and Wednesday, portion nationalist and immoderate backstage services shifted operating hours to let for day closures.

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