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How does In-home Senior Care in Athens, LA work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Athens, LA, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Athens, LA gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

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Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Athens,LA understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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Athens restaurant roundup: Beechwood welcoming La Parrilla, Fourth of July deals and more

July is officially around the corner. In preparation, restaurants around town are gearing up for July Fourth festivities and catering their menus, deals and specials toward the hot season ahead. Check it all out in this week's restaurant roundup.La Parrilla Mexican RestaurantLa Parrilla Mexican Restaurant is coming to the Beechwood Shopping Center, according to Beechwood’s Instagram. There is no set opening date yet, however, Beechwood said in its post that it hopes to open it in late 2023.Southern Brew...

July is officially around the corner. In preparation, restaurants around town are gearing up for July Fourth festivities and catering their menus, deals and specials toward the hot season ahead. Check it all out in this week's restaurant roundup.

La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant

La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant is coming to the Beechwood Shopping Center, according to Beechwood’s Instagram. There is no set opening date yet, however, Beechwood said in its post that it hopes to open it in late 2023.

Southern Brewing Company

Thursday, June 29, Southern Brewing Company is hosting “Pride Karaoke” with a food truck from Taqueria Luna Rosa, a Mexican restaurant located in Elberton, Georgia. The menu includes quesadillas, tacos and more, according to Southern Brewing Co.’s Instagram. The event also includes pop-up shops, temporary tattoos from 3 Ravens Tattoo & Piercing and more.

@Local Coffeehouse & Study Lounge

@Local Coffeehouse & Study Lounge, located on College Avenue in downtown, is offering a new drink for the summer: the strawberry shortcake chai. This sweet drink is a chai latte made with toasted marshmallow syrup, vanilla syrup and your choice of milk, topped with strawberry cold foam and dried strawberries.

el Barrio tacos & tequila

This Five Points Mexican eatery is offering a fresh summer menu item special, going on through this Sunday, July 2. The meal includes crispy fried flounder, rice and sautéed mushrooms, a tomato and cucumber salad and a side of sweet chili aioli.

Akademia Brewing Company

From July 3-4, Akademia Brewing Company is offering deals on chicken wings for to-go orders only. First, wings are a dollar per wing. Second, you can order 12 wings and a six-pack of beer, with the choice of the Sour Frosty or Altered Minds pack, for $24. It is closing at 3 p.m. on July 4, so orders must be placed beforehand.

Square One Fish Company

Square One Fish Company released its new bar and wine menus to suit the warmer season. The seasonal sangria is a part of the featured cocktails, made with your choice of house wine, peach brandy and fresh fruit. Another, the Square-rita, is made with Herradura silver tequila, fresh lime juice, jalapeño simple syrup and Grand Marnier, complete with a cajun salt rim and also available in Square One’s current seasonal flavor for an additional dollar charge.

Women's Basketball Travels To Barcelona, Spain; Headed To Athens, Greece

The Princeton Women's Basketball Team began their international trip by arriving in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday morning.On Sunday, the team did a tour of the Sagrada Familia, a church in Barcelona. Monday featured a guided bike tour and along with a trip to Barcelona Beach. Momma, we made it (to Barcelona!) ?? ???????tour of La Sagrada Familia ?? ?? ?? tour of downtown and Las Ramblas ?? Barcelona Beach ??? Los Tigres x ...

The Princeton Women's Basketball Team began their international trip by arriving in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday morning.

On Sunday, the team did a tour of the Sagrada Familia, a church in Barcelona. Monday featured a guided bike tour and along with a trip to Barcelona Beach.

Momma, we made it (to Barcelona!) ?? ???????tour of La Sagrada Familia ?? ?? ?? tour of downtown and Las Ramblas ?? Barcelona Beach ??? Los Tigres x #GetStops???? pic.twitter.com/4bETwu9L3E

— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) August 21, 2023

Tuesday featured a Catamaran Tour and a workout on the streets of Barcelona!

No days off here in the streets of downtown Barcelona! ?? Shout out @Strengthgirl for keeping us ready for our first game in Spain tomorrow! ?? Los Tigres x #GetStops???? pic.twitter.com/6xUMb9moQF

— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) August 22, 2023

The squad did a Paella cooking class prior to its game before Catalonia Elite on Wednesday.

Paella cooking class as a pregame meal? Sure! ????? Los Tigres x #GetStops???? pic.twitter.com/dZCiDy8rNI

— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) August 23, 2023

That's game! Los Tigres x #GetStops???? pic.twitter.com/afw7BERBXv

— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) August 23, 2023

The squad did a Paella cooking class prior to its game before Catalonia Elite on Wednesday. Today, the squad is traveling to Athens, Greece to begin the second part of the trip which goes until Aug. 29.

Wanted: People willing to live on a beautiful, remote Greek island

June 6, 2019 11:08 AM PTReporting from Antikythera, Greece —The three Andronikos children had been dressed with care. Their white shirts were ironed, their shoes were vigorously shined and their faces had been scrubbed clean. They’d rehearsed their lines until they were word-perfect, in preparation for a momentous occasion. The president of Greece was scheduled to visit this tiny island, and the Andronikos siblings, the only pupils at the newly reopened school on Antikythera, were the main attraction.Last mon...

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The three Andronikos children had been dressed with care. Their white shirts were ironed, their shoes were vigorously shined and their faces had been scrubbed clean. They’d rehearsed their lines until they were word-perfect, in preparation for a momentous occasion. The president of Greece was scheduled to visit this tiny island, and the Andronikos siblings, the only pupils at the newly reopened school on Antikythera, were the main attraction.

Last month’s stopover was relatively brief, part of a whirlwind tour for Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. But it was a big deal for Antikythera, where the official population is listed at 20. The president’s entourage outnumbered the locals, and everyone on the island with a car was asked to help ferry the visitors to the hilltop school for the ceremony.

A small windswept dot of land, located between the vastly larger island of Crete and the Greek mainland, Antikythera could do with a baker, a builder and maybe a veterinarian. But what the island desperately needs is young families. Before the three children arrived last September, Antikythera’s only school had been shut for 24 years, testimony to the forces — the country’s continuing financial crisis, emigration, a declining birthrate and an aging population — that threaten the island’s survival.

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“We are an island of pensioners, old men, not children,” says 62-year-old native Vassilis Aloizos, a retiree who spends seven months of the year on the island. “One family won’t make a difference.” As students progress to higher grades and university, they will have to leave the island, so “if it’s more than one family, then that’s good.”

To that end, the local diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church is preparing four families with young children to move here from the greater Athens area and, perhaps, provide some continuity on an island that has a checkered history of habitation over thousands of years.

What’s happening on Antikythera is a microcosm of what’s going on in the entire country as Greece continues to deal with a demographic malaise exacerbated by the departure of young professionals of child-bearing years.

Deaths regularly outpace births. At the end of World War II, only 1 in 10 Greeks was 65 or older. That ratio has since grown to 1 in 5 Greeks, and in 2050, it is predicted to be 1 in 3. Greece’s fertility rate, at 1.35 births per woman, is among the lowest in Europe, and isn’t expected to return to pre-crisis levels until 2050. And even though nearly a million refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa fled to Europe via the Greek islands in recent years, the lack of jobs spurred most of them to move on to more prosperous European countries.

Tourism remains a major industry in Greece, but Antikythera doesn’t lend itself easily to the sort of tourism that draws throngs of visitors to other islands such as Santorini and Mykonos. The beaches are beautiful but inaccessible. Ferries to the island are at the mercy of treacherous winds that can leave visitors stranded. There are no taxis, no supermarkets and no gas stations.

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The outlook threatens to undermine any hard-won economic achievements after years of financial turmoil that cut the country’s economy by a quarter and left millions out of a job and battling poverty. From the church to the country’s central bank, the alarm bells are ringing.

“What has happened in Greece is that the [economic] crisis has accelerated the effects of aging within a fairly short period of time, both because it has dropped the birthrates and because Greece has had and may still have a brain drain,” says Bob Traa, a former International Monetary Fund official. “It may take a full generation — some 30 years — for the Greek population to stabilize from the impact of the economic shock.”

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If the world knows about Antikythera, it’s because of the rich artifacts recovered from an ancient shipwreck in its waters, among them the Antikythera Ephebe, a striking bronze sculpture of a youth, and the Antikythera Mechanism, an intriguing contraption of interlocking gears that has been hailed as the first computer. The huge shipwreck, discovered in 1900, continues to offer up findings, including a human skeleton in 2016.

But Antikythera is significant for all sorts of other reasons. It has its own source of water, a precious resource for a Greek island. It has an autonomous power station. It is an important stopover for hundreds of species of migratory birds. Archaeologists have pored over the island, because its size and demographic ebbs and flows provide fertile ground for study.

Antikythera is also the site for a new national facility to study climate change, taking advantage of a strategic position that allows it to monitor Saharan dust, Canadian wildfire cinders, and ash from the explosion of Mt. Etna.

Officials hope that the Pangea, as the geoscience and climate observatory is called, will transform Antikythera into an island of science rather than an island of silence. The National Observatory of Athens, which is behind the project, believes it will create new jobs and help reverse the population decline.

It could also contribute, in its own small way, to stemming the brain drain of young Greek scientists. “These are highly marketable people,” says Traa, the IMF’s representative in Athens during the early crisis years. “Losing them could slow productivity growth.”

The Greek unemployment rate — 18.5% — is still the highest in Europe, a significant deterrent to young Greeks thinking about starting a family. Though poverty has stabilized, it remains near a record high. The rates of all major taxes are now higher than in other European countries, according to the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Educational, and child-care resources are sometimes limited, especially in urban areas and for families not eligible for social assistance.

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Dionysis Andronikos and his wife, Despina, made the move from the capital, Athens, to Antikythera to give their children a better life. But he has held on to his job in Athens and divides his time between the island and the mainland.

“They have a freedom, a quality of life here they cannot have in Athens,” he says in the small restaurant his wife operates as the children — Anastasia, 11, Stamatia, 8 and Iakovos, 6 — hang off his arms.

Newcomers will need assistance to tackle the difficulties of adapting to life on Antikythera. It’s even an adjustment for Dionysis and Despina, who lived on the island or visited for long periods of time as children. (At one point, Dionysis didn’t see his family for a month because bad weather prevented the ferry from reaching the dock.)

Iakovos, the youngest person on the island, stands out as he skips alongside his father when they walk down with the other islanders to meet the boat. He loves to watch the boats arriving, especially when they carry his father. “It’s always a beautiful day when Papa comes,” he says shyly.

The four new families will receive housing and land and an allowance of 500 euros a month for three years to allow them to start make a living. But the church program is not open to everyone, and the pace of preparation for new arrivals is slow, held up by the wait for final approvals. A recent government-funded road on the island took five years for approval.

A permit to build can similarly take years to be issued, says George Katsanevakis, an islander who visits every two weeks to tend to his beehives. He has two small children and lives in Athens. There is little incentive to live on the island, he says, economic or otherwise.

“Whatever we pay in Athens, we pay in Antikythera,” he says. “If they gave some incentives it would be different. I work day and night and still can’t make ends meet.”

Television reception on the boat to Antikythera is patchy and the screens flicker on and off. A male voice in a political advertisement is promising new jobs. “The future begins now,” he intones before he is replaced by white noise as the signal is lost.

Father Vassileos Dimopoulos, a Greek Orthodox priest, traveling to the island to see his daughter, the island’s schoolteacher, says the families moving to Antikythera need to be carefully vetted and prepared. “Not everyone is suited to be a beekeeper,” he says, gesturing toward the TV showing an advertisement for new cars. “People have different expectations these days.” And while refugees could be settled there, they would need to overcome the language issue, apart from making a living.

Aloizos, the pensioner, left Antikythera when he was 16 to work on the ships. “My family had six children,” he says. “But there was no infrastructure to keep people here. The ships had work, there were jobs in the cities. That’s where everyone went.”

When he is not in Antikythera, he lives in Piraeus, Greece’s biggest port, near Athens. But his remote and isolated island is never far from his mind. He feels a fierce loyalty and anxiety about its fate and wants it to survive.

“When you are born in a jail, you learn to love the jail,” he says. “This is our place. We love our place.”

Petrakis is a special correspondent.

LA-Based Chain Dave’s Hot Chicken Sets Its Sights on East Atlanta

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the LA-based Nashville-style hot chicken chain with celebrity investors like rapper Drake and actor Samuel L. Jackson, is headed to Atlanta. And it looks like franchisees Deryl Pangelinan, Tim Velleca, Andrew Feghali, and Lawrence Kourie are targeting East Atlanta for eight new locations,...

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the LA-based Nashville-style hot chicken chain with celebrity investors like rapper Drake and actor Samuel L. Jackson, is headed to Atlanta. And it looks like franchisees Deryl Pangelinan, Tim Velleca, Andrew Feghali, and Lawrence Kourie are targeting East Atlanta for eight new locations, with a ninth location in Athens.

Just where and when these locations will open have yet to be determined.

Founded in an East Hollywood parking lot in 2017 by Arman Oganesyan, Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, and chef Dave Kopushyan, Dave’s is known for hot chicken that’s brined then fried and available in seven levels of heat. (Think no spice at all to red hot “reaper”.) Sides include kale slaw, mac and cheese, crispy crinkle fries, and cheese fries.

More than 120 locations of Dave’s Hot Chicken are now open across the country and in Canada, with Maria Shriver, Red Sox owner Tom Werner, and “Good Morning America” anchor and retired NFL player Michael Strahan counted among its growing collection of celebrity investors.

Atlanta is no stranger to the Nashville-style hot chicken craze, with restaurants like Java Saga, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, and Scoville Hot Chicken dedicating entire menus to sandwiches and platters of spicy yardbird. Hot chicken specials can often be found at other Atlanta restaurants, too, including Argosy and the Flatiron in East Atlanta Village and Southbound in Chamblee.

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Fires rage in tourist hotspots in Greece, Turkey, Italy

(Update: adds info on death of pilots whose plane crashed on Euboea)Athens/Rome/Istanbul, 25 Jul (EFE).- Forest fires in Greece were raging out of control Tuesday with major blazes also reported in tourist hotspots in Italy and Turkey.GREECEGreek Aviation’s General Staff confirmed the death of the two officers piloting a tanker plane that crashed Tuesday while putting out a forest fire on the island of Euboea.The two servicemen, aged 27 and 34, were the pilot and co-pilot of a Canadair tanker plane that cras...

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Athens/Rome/Istanbul, 25 Jul (EFE).- Forest fires in Greece were raging out of control Tuesday with major blazes also reported in tourist hotspots in Italy and Turkey.

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Greek Aviation’s General Staff confirmed the death of the two officers piloting a tanker plane that crashed Tuesday while putting out a forest fire on the island of Euboea.

The two servicemen, aged 27 and 34, were the pilot and co-pilot of a Canadair tanker plane that crashed near the village of Platanistós, shortly after dropping water on the flames.

A video released by public television ERT shows the plane crashing after it dropped water on the front of the fire, followed seconds later by a large explosion.

According to local authorities, one person — a livestock farmer — has been missing since Sunday. The blaze has forced the evacuation of nine villages and reached the towns of Platanistos and Potami, burning several houses.

Wildfires on the island of Rhodes, which forced the largest evacuation operation in Greece’s history with over 19,000 people — including 7,000 tourists — were still out of control for an eighth consecutive day, the fire department reported.

Some 270 firefighters were battling a blaze that has already scorched over 4,000 hectares of forest and several homes amid adverse weather conditions with high temperatures and strong winds.

Two seaplanes and two helicopter tankers have been deployed and some 20 additional firefighters with 20 vehicles were expected to arrive on the island Tuesday, according to SKAI television reports.

The fire has ripped through the center and southern tip of the island, near the east coast.

Hundreds of volunteers also helped fight the flames throughout the night to prevent them from reaching the town of Malonas and the coastal village of Kalathos.

Hundreds of firefighters were also struggling to control blazes on the islands of Corfu and Evia.

For a third consecutive day, a fire ripped through northwestern Corfu, while on the island of Euboea, northeast of Athens, over 100 firefighters continued to fight another blaze that has been burning for three days.

The fires come amid a record heatwave, as temperatures reached a historic high of 46.4 degrees on Sunday in the Peloponnese town of Gytheio.

According to the National Meteorological Service, the heatwave will continue until Thursday.

ITALY

Fires spread across the island of Sicily, in southern Italy, especially the Palermo area where the flames forced the temporary closure of the airport.

In Palermo province, firefighters were working to contain a blaze in the towns of Alimenusa, Gangi, Blufi, Misilmeri, Cefalu Bolognetta, Santa Flavia, Villabate, Partinico, San Cipirrello and Corleone.

The fires have also affected the Palermo-Mazara del Vallo highway and some exits have been closed.

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