An orange warning for extreme maximum temperature was issued by the Department of Meteorology for Friday, which warns that the inland temperature will rise to 44 degrees Celsius, while forest fires warning remains on red alert. The Department of Meteorology issued an orange warning valid from 1100 until 1700 on Friday. It says that inland maximum temperature is expected to rise to around 44 degrees Celsius and around 35 degrees over the highest mountainous areas. It also issued a yellow warning for tonight, which is valid from 2100 today until 0600 tomorrow. The minimum temperature is not expected to fall below 24 Celsius over the highest mountainous areas. Meanwhile, the risk of explosion and expansion of forest fires will remain on "red alert", the Department of Forests said. It noted that lighting a fire without a permit is prohibited and that it constitutes an offense which, according to the Forestry Law of 2012, is punishable by imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to pound 50,000.00 or bot h penalties together and according to the Fire Prevention in the Countryside Law of 1988 up to 5 years or with a fine of up to pound 20,000 or both penalties together. The lighting of a fire, for preparing food, is only allowed in the grills of the picnic areas. The Department also strongly appealed to the public to be especially careful during their outings, completely avoiding actions and activities that are likely to cause a fire, such as the use of tools or agricultural machinery that produce heat, sparks or flame, such as emery, welding and electric welding. People who notice smoke or fire are urged to call 1407 (Department of Forests) or 112 (Fire Service) immediately. Source: Cyprus News Agency
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