As a heatwave from Africa swept southern Europe, pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius ( 104F), with even hotter weather forecast for the upcoming days, the Italian health ministry issued the highest level of heat warning for 12 cities on Tuesday. While fire crews responded to fire in southern Italy and North Macedonia, government in several southern European and Balkan places took measures to protect vulnerable populations, especially the elderly.
” It’s terrifyingly hot”, said Carmen Diaz, a tourist from Madrid.
In Greece, towns opened air-conditioned workplaces to the general public, and some exterior jobs were prohibited during the day’s hottest hours, when the temperature reached 40 degrees Fahrenheit. On Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures were forecast to ascend to 42 degrees Fahrenheit in a number of nations, with Spain’s national weather service announcing that thermometers could accomplish 44 degrees Fahrenheit in the southern Guadalquivir river basin.
Patrizia Valerio, who had just arrived in Rome from Varese for the band’s last performance on Tuesday night, said,” It really feels like we are in an oven with a mane machine pointed at us.”
In Albania, a 72-year-old gentleman was reportedly found dead at his farm, with the cause of suicide believed to be heat-related, although health officials have not yet confirmed this. The few persons who used umbrellas to shade outside Tirana’s roads and shops were almost deserted.
In recent months, fires have spread all over the nation due to high winds and conditions.
Residents of Istanbul were advised to stay hydrated and don light clothing while the city issued a heat notice. The government declared a month-long condition of problems after the country experienced its second heat this quarter, with temperatures reaching 42 degrees Fahrenheit and roughly 200 fires raging.
On Monday, the Italian civil protection services reported receiving 18 calls for help for the extinguishment of wildfires in many southern regions. The health department has issued a red alert heat warning for 12 places, urging residents to stay indoors during the day’s hottest hours and refrain from large meals and outside exertion. Palermo, Silesia, was expected to join the roster of red-bulletin settlements on Wednesday.
