Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun.
MORE TEMPERATURE RECORDS are expected to tumble on today as Europe awaits the peak of a punishing heatwave.
Near Athens, emergency services were battling wildfires in Kouvaras and the resorts of Lagonissi, Anavyssos and Saronida. Historic highs forecast In Europe, Italians were warned to prepare for “the most intense heatwave of the summer and also one of the most intense of all time” as temperatures hit a near-record 39C in Rome yesterday.
Spain enjoyed little reprieve, with temperatures of 44.7C reported yesterday in the southern town of Jaen. At least 60 people were treated for heatstroke, media reported, including 51 taken to hospital in Tokyo. ‘Oppressive’ US heat In western and southern US states, which are used to high temperatures, more than 80 million people were under advisories as a “widespread and oppressive” heatwave roasted the region.
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