2 minutes agoRecord temperatures, two victims of heat in Europe
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Parts of Europe are experiencing the most extreme heat wave in more than a decade, while temperatures have reached 44 degrees Celsius. Burning temperatures in Italy have caused numerous fires, and dozens of towns and villages are at maximum alert. The heat wave has made that some regions in the country [...]
Parts of Europe are experiencing the most extreme heat wave in more than a decade, while temperatures have reached 44 degrees Celsius.
Burning temperatures in Italy have caused numerous fires, and dozens of towns and villages are at maximum alert. The heat wave has caused some regions in the country to face severe droughts.
Italy is currently experiencing 10 degrees Celsius higher than the average of this period of year, and people have been asked by authorities to stay at home and drink a lot of water.
Warnings of the heat posed for health are in effect, in parts of Europe where temperatures have reached potentially dangerous levels, and Italy and the Balkans have been more seriously affected, with areas reaching as far north as Poland, which are exposed to temperatures as not usually higher.
Two victims are currently counted -- one in Romania and one in Poland -- and dozens more have been sent to hospital with problems caused by extreme weather.
Firefighters in Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Croatia are extremely busy, while the BBC also pauses in fighting fires in Albania. High temperatures are expected to continue in parts of Central Europe and the Balkans in the coming days, while experts say the heat wave will last at least Monday.
