The corresponding statement was published on the embassy's Facebook page.
It is noted that "in some cases, the evacuation of residents of settlements is carried out, traffic on roads is suspended, there are interruptions in electricity and water supply."
The embassy said that “due to the high content of harmful substances in the atmosphere, the authorities recommended that residents of the Attica metropolitan area, including Athens, should not go outside, if possible, keep windows and doors closed, and use respirators and protective masks of categories Ν95, ΚΝ95 or FFP2 when leaving the premises. ".
“We call on Russian citizens in Greece to be extremely vigilant, to comply with the recommendations of local authorities, and to refrain from traveling to the regions affected by fires,” the message says.
Earlier it was reported that the Greek authorities have changed the opening hours of the Acropolis and other attractions from August 3 due to the heat wave.