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The Greek government has ordered a mandatory, five-hour halt to all outdoor manual labor in the hottest parts of the country on Friday, as a dangerous heatwave peaks and authorities warn of an "explosive" risk of wildfires.

The sudden decision to halt Metro operations once again caused discomfort to passengers who couldn't get to work and created traffic chaos on the streets, with carsforming long queues in traffic jams on Athens' central streets.