In addition to the school closures, the municipality of Athens has decided on reduced operating hours for nursery schools.

As a precautionary measure, several municipalities in Greece have closed schools due to the heat wave, while others will modify operating hours

Among other things, the document urges employees to take breaks to reduce heat stress, perform physical activities during low temperature hours

The high temperatures are expected to recede next week

Forecasts cite temperatures ranging from 33C to 36C on Sunday, rising from Monday onwards

Warm front to hit Greece over the weekend sending temperatures soaring for the first days of June.

The research team found that for every 1,000 deaths from ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, 2.5% of the days with extreme temperatures during the studied period contributed to 9.1 additional deaths due to cold and 2.2 deaths due to heat

Countries across Europe will be feeling the heat in the coming days with temperatures set to soar past the seasonal average