As the heat wave that affected Europe continued this week, 1027 people were reported to have died in Spain and Portugal. Schools and health centers have been closed in the country while the UK Health Safety Authority has been on alert at level four, which is considered a state of emergency. France, which has announced that they are experiencing a ‘heat apocalypse’, is trying to fight forest fires.
The number of people who lost their lives due to the heat wave, which has been well above seasonal norms this year and scorched Europe, has exceeded a thousand.
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ENGLAND IS EXPERIENCING THE HOTTEST DAY IN ITS HISTORY
Britain is preparing to experience the hottest day in the country’s history today. The temperature is expected to reach 41 degrees during the day. The Met Office has warned of extreme temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. The heatwave will be felt across the UK, from London in the southeast to York and Manchester in the north.
LONDON WILL BE ONE OF THE HOTTEST SPOTS WORLDWIDE
The heatwave is also expected to affect Wales and parts of Scotland. London is expected to be one of the hottest places in the world today. Temperatures will even exceed those in Western Sahara and the Caribbean.
The heatwave is expected to continue on Tuesday, with night-time temperatures hovering around 25 degrees Celsius and a drop in temperatures starting on Wednesday.
STATE OF EMERGENCY SCHOOLS MAY NOT OPEN AT ALL
In the UK, which is on red alert for the first time in its history due to extreme heat, schools may close early and some schools may not open at all.
The National Rail Network has also called on citizens to travel only when necessary. Transportation may come to a standstill due to melting roads in the country.
The only agenda of British newspapers today is the heat wave sweeping Europe
In addition to the Met Office’s alert level announcement, the UK Health and Safety Executive has also declared a level four alert. This is described as a national state of emergency.
Doctors’ surgeries and private health centers also decided to close, while health officials urged people to be careful to avoid serious health risks.
FRANCE PREPARES FOR RECORD
France is preparing for the peak of the heat wave this week as the country struggles with sweltering weather and forest fires. The air temperature is expected to exceed 42 degrees in some parts of the country.
The fires, which have been raging in the Gironde since Tuesday, have destroyed 13,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 16,200 vacationers due to high winds, fire officials said. The fire brigades of 15 regions in France, including Gironde, are on alert.
“There will be a heat apocalypse in some areas in the southwest,” French weather forecaster Francois Gourand told AFP.
PORTUGAL HIT 47 DEGREES CELSIUS
After hitting a July record high of 47 degrees Celsius, Portugal has seen a slight drop in temperatures but almost the entire country remains on high alert for forest fires. Two people were killed and 60 injured in the fires.
In Spain, authorities reported that around 20 forest fires in different parts of the country, from the south to Galicia in the northwest, were still not under control, with flames destroying around 4,500 hectares.
In Spain and Portugal, two other European countries struggling with forest fires like France, 1027 people have lost their lives so far. With temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, health authorities are worried that the death toll will rise and have asked people to stay indoors unless they absolutely have to.
Scientists have attributed the hundreds of deaths recorded in the last few days to rising temperatures due to climate change and stated that the heat wave, which they call the ‘silent killer’, will continue to hit vulnerable people.
WILL ALSO AFFECT OTHER COUNTRIES
While forest fires continue in France, Portugal, Greece and Croatia, meteorologists have announced that the heat wave will continue next week, affecting other European countries such as Germany and Belgium.
source: compiled from news agencies
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