Record in extreme heat… Red alert issued for 10 cities

According to BBC news; Temperatures can exceed 40 degrees in Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, a red alert has been issued for ten cities, including Florence and Rome. It is estimated that the temperature here can reach 48.8 degrees.

A man in his 40s died on Tuesday in the north of the country. Italian media reported that the man who painted asphalt for a pedestrian crossing in the city of Lodi collapsed and died at the hospital where he was taken.

Italian politician Nicola Fratoianni shared the situation with the message “We are facing an unbearable heat wave.”

Referring to the incident of death in Lodi, Fratoianni noted that it is time to take action to prevent the tragedies that can occur during the hottest hours. There are reports that tourists in the country also faint due to heat stroke.

THE TEMPERATURE CAN REACH 44 DEGREES IN ANTALYA

The Italian media dubbed the heat wave Cerberus, after a character from Dante’s Inferno.

The highest value was detected in Italy since air temperatures began to be recorded in Europe. In Syracuse, on the island of Sicily, thermometers registered 48.8 °C in August 2021.

In Turkey, the Institute of Meteorology warned that for the week of July 12-18, “normal seasonal temperatures are estimated to be 5 to 10 degrees above the southern and western parts, and 2 to 6 degrees above in the other regions. Consequently, the temperature can reach 44 degrees in Antalya on Friday.

An estimated 60,000 people died in Europe last year due to complications related to the heat wave.

According to Karsten Haustein from the University of Leipzig, this month can be recorded as the hottest month in history: “By the hottest month in history, we mean the hottest month in the last 120,000 years. Temperatures will cool down a bit in the southern hemisphere over the next few days, but as El Niño strengthens in July and August, we are likely to see warmer days.”