The extreme heat wave also affected European countries. In Rome, the capital of Italy, the sweltering heat negatively affects life. Temperatures are expected to reach 45 degrees in some parts of the country over the weekend. According to the news of the Italian ANSA agency, in the statement made by the Ministry of Health, it was noted that the extremely hot weather, which has been effective since the beginning of the week in the country, will further increase the effect of the weekend in line with the meteorological data.
RED ALARM IS GIVEN
In the statement, it was reported that “red” alerts were issued in 15 cities on Saturday and 16 cities on Sunday. , Rieti, Viterbo, Cagliari, Civitavecchia and Messina, while Palermo was added to these cities for Sunday.
“A THREAT TO ALL PEOPLE”
In the statement, it was underlined that extreme heat poses a threat not only to the elderly, clinically vulnerable people and children, but also to the entire population.
In the news, it was shared that the air temperatures will be 12 degrees above the average throughout the weekend.
WILL REACH 48 DEGREES
In Rome, where the effects of extreme heat were evident, it was seen that the tourists who came to visit the historical city during the day and the Romans who commute to their work had difficulties due to the hot weather.
It was also reflected in the press that the air temperatures in Rome will be 37 degrees tomorrow and it is expected to break the record by reaching 43 degrees on Tuesday, July 18.
According to the data announced by the European Space Agency (ESA) yesterday, Europe is expected to be under the influence of sweltering heat as of this week, while it is estimated that the temperature will reach 48 degrees in Italy’s Sicily and Sardinia islands.
In the meantime, in the study published by the journal Nature Medicine at the beginning of the week, it was shared that more than 18 thousand people lost their lives due to the extreme heat in Italy in the summer of 2022.
ORANGE ALARM IN FRANCE
Effective temperatures in Europe continue. It has been reported that temperatures in France will vary between 37 and 40 degrees in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in the south of the country, and between 35 and 38 degrees in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. In the statement made by the French Meteorological Administration, an orange alert was issued in 7 regions. The French National Firefighters Federation also announced that they are on alert for the possibility of a fire due to the extreme heat in the region. It is stated that the temperatures will decrease in 2-3 days in the city of Lyon in the country. The French Public Health Administration also warned people over the age of 60 to stay at home unless it is compulsory.
THEY RUN TO THE BEACHES
Due to the heat wave that was effective in the country, the public rushed to the beaches. In the capital city of Paris, people flocked to Paris Beach on the Seine River to cool off. Citizens enjoying the sun lying on the sun loungers entered the sea and swam. Others tried to protect themselves from the sun by reaching out to the canopy in the wooded areas.
The French Public Health Administration announced that 2,816 people died last year due to the extreme heat in connection with Covid-19. In the last 9 years, 35 thousand people, most of whom are over 75 years old, have lost their lives due to extreme heat. It was announced that the highest number of deaths due to extreme heat was in 2014 and that 7 thousand people died that year.
CAFE AND STREETS ARE EMPTY IN GREECE
Temperatures have started to rise in Greece, where the heat wave is expected to reach 44 degrees in some parts of the country over the weekend.
Despite the sweltering weather in Athens, the capital of Greece, those who went out tried to protect themselves from the hot weather in the shade of the trees. Cafes and streets in the city were also empty. (AA-UAV)