The last weekend of June was in the south of Europe the most hot so far this year – meteorological services in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece said. The heat wave also covers the south of France, the Balkans and even Great Britain.
A wave of over 40 degrees of heat persistent above Portugal hinders the fight against over 20 fires digesting forests and agricultural wastelands on Monday morning.
According to the Portuguese civil defense, the largest element, with which over 200 firefighters are fighting, appears in the Castelo Branco district at the eastern border with Spain.
Local authorities reported that an investigation has already been launched to determine the cause of the emergency emergence. They added that it is not excluded intentional to put fire in a hard -to -reach area covered with low vegetation.
The most fires occur on Monday morning in the Braga and Porto districts, in the northwest of the country.
The fight against forest and meadows fires is difficult to dry soil and high air temperatures, which on Sunday exceeded 40 degrees C.
Since Sunday, in seven of 18 districts of the continental part of Portugal, the highest alert of risk for residents related to heat has been in force. They persist mainly in the central and eastern part of the country.
On Sunday afternoon in the municipality of Mora, in the center of the country, the mercury post reached a close record air temperature in Portugal levels of 46.6 degrees C.
38-40 degrees Celsius is a temperature recorded in some cities in Italy on Sunday. In 21 of them, the Ministry of Health introduced the highest degree of alarm due to heat. The hot wave is to stay at least for the first week of July.
Due to the extremely annoying African anti -minister, which was given the name Pluto, the highest red alert applies in 21 cities: Ancona, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Catania, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latin, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Rieti, Rieti Turin, Trieste, Venice, Verona and Viterbo, i.e. from north in the afternoon of the country.
Meteorologist Antonio Sano, quoted by Ansa, said that another hot wave is coming, which will bring temperatures 7-8 degrees higher than the average for the turn of June and July.
The first week of July will pass under the sign of extreme heat – he noted. He added that you should take into account temperatures such as during the record hot summer of 2003. Nights promise tropical, with temperatures reaching up to 30 degrees.
At the top of Mont Blanc at a measuring point at a height of 4750 meters above sea level, a temperature above 0 (1.4 degrees) was recorded on Saturday at noon.
In Greece, the fire brigade announced that it was possible to extinguish fires that broke out south of Athens on Thursday, but at the same time it was emphasized that the risk of subsequent ones is still high, especially in the vicinity of the capital and the northern islands of the Aegean Sea. “The Telegraph” wrote that the fire on the island of Chios in four days destroyed over 4,000. hectares of land.
On Saturday in Athens, the air temperature was to exceed 35 degrees Celsius. It was a hot weekend also in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. Only in Macedonia North Temperature did not exceed 30 degrees C. In all these countries – according to the British daily – warnings against heat were issued.
South of France has been struggling with the heat for over a week, where four regions have been covered by an orange alert since Friday – the second highest. There will be 39 degrees C. in Montpellier and Nimes on Saturday.
“The Telegraph” wrote that the so -called A heat dome, i.e. a vast area of high pressure that stops hot air and causes heat. This phenomenon is explained by high temperatures prevailing in the south of Great Britain.
In the commune of El Granado in Andalusia, a record temperature in June – 46 degrees Celsius was recorded on Sunday in southwestern Spain. From Saturday, the first heat wave this season has been going on throughout the country, which is already taking a fatal toll.
Until now, the highest temperature in June was recorded in 1965 in Seville and it was 45.2 degrees.
From Saturday, the first heat wave this season has been going on throughout Spain. Temperatures in many places exceeded 40 degrees C. Not counting the record in El Granado, the warmest was in Montoro, Cordoba (44 degrees) Fuentes de Andalucia (43.9 degrees), Moron de la Frontera (43.5 degrees) and Jaen (43.4 degrees).
All these towns are located in Andalusia. In the capital of this autonomous community – Seville, the 4th International UN conference for financing for development begins on Monday.
On Sunday, the media announced the death of a 50-year-old employee of a cleaning company in Barcelona in northeastern Spain. The woman died on Saturday evening in her apartment after returning from the afternoon change.
The Aemet National Meteorological Agency warns that the heat will persist until Tuesday.
According to data from the Institute of Health Karol III, from July 1 to August 22 last year, almost 2.1 thousand were recorded in Spain. deaths due to heat; Most cases concerned the elderly.
Orange, i.e. the penultimate weather alert, is already in force in 84 French departments (on 96 in Metropolitan France), which happens for the first time. The alert will apply on Monday and Tuesday, and its reason is a wave of heat throughout the country. On Tuesday and Wednesday, thermometers will show 41 degrees C.
The alerts do not only apply to departments in the northwest of France-from Brittany to Pas-de-Calais, and the High Alps department and parts of Corsica. For the last time such a wide weather alert was announced in France in July 2019. Then he took 81 departments.
Monday may be a day of records when it comes to temperature height in June. They are expected to be 10-15 degrees Celsius higher than usual at this time of year.
The apogee of heat will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the thermometers show 41 degrees locally. At the same time, the minimum temperatures will be higher than usual and will range from 20 to 24 degrees.
Fans of forest in the Izmir province located on the coast of the Aegean Sea caused the evacuation of six settlements – the Minister of Agriculture and Forest of Turkey Ibrahim Yumakli said on Monday. He added that over 1,000 people participate in the firefighting, helicopters were also included.
“77 fires broke out today,” said Yumakli. According to the minister, “during the month, the service extinguished 1459 fires”.
The situation is aggravated by heat and winds, whose speed is estimated at 40-50 km per hour.
In recent years, the coastal regions of Turkey have been repeatedly digested by fires. They are conducive to the increase in temperatures resulting from global warming.
On Sunday, the Adnan Menderes airport near Izmir temporarily suspended flights due to smoke.
The Ministry of Justice Turkey informed that the suspect was detained for a deliberate ignition in the province of Izmir – said the Bianet portal. (PAP)
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