Red warning for south-east England after record June heat; 55 people have drowned in France – Europe heatwave live | Extreme heat
55 people have drowned in France since the start of the heatwave, minister says
The number of people who drowned during this heatwave in France has risen to 55, sports minister Marina Ferrari told Franceinfo.
worried about this The situation may worsen as the heatwave continues.
In the comments According to the report of Le Figaro Two-thirds of drownings occur in unsupervised or unauthorized swimming areas, he said.
Today, 61 French regions are under the highest red extreme heat alert.
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As the heat wave begins to move eastward, Today we expect to see more extreme temperatures in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and parts of Central Europe.
in frankfurt It is expected to reach 39 degrees today, Amsterdam And Bologna 37C, Brussels And Geneva 36C, Prague And Zurich 35C and London And Zagreb 34C.
Temperatures in Central Europe will reach their peak over the weekend. Authorities expect temperatures to be around 40 degrees in Berlin on Saturday and in Prague and Warsaw on Sunday.
Scientists say human-caused climate change is ‘definitely’ responsible for heatwave
Human-caused climate change is “certainly” responsible for record-breaking temperatures in Britain, France, Spain and Switzerland, scientists said in a study published on Friday. According to AFP, the Netherlands issued a red alert for the first time due to heat.
IT Fifty years ago it would have been “almost impossible” for such extraordinary temperatures to occur in June, Scientists from the World Weather Citation group said this.
A similar heat wave in June 1976 would have been 3.5 degrees cooler during the day, according to the study by scientists from Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom.
But the world is warmer today and “The likelihood of such a heat wave has changed greatly.”said the study’s lead author. Keeping Theodore from Imperial College London.
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UK Met Office extends red temperature alert by Friday for a wide area southeast england, This is the first time such warnings have been issued for three consecutive days.
Red warning will last until 21.00 London, Oxfordshire, bedfordshire, hampshire And City. Amber heat warnings It is rolled out to a wider area on Friday and will come into effect for the east and south-east of England by Saturday.
On Friday, many Scotland, England, Wales And Northern Ireland face yellow warnings for storms.
A heavy rain warning has been issued throughout Türkiye. Scotland All through Friday, followed by cooking temperatures. Temperatures reached 31.2C thread inside Dumfries And Galloway on Thursday, according to Met Office data.
However, the weather will change dramatically with the arrival of wet weather conditions from the northwest. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency published Flood warnings for every part of Scotland except Shetland.
in Europe, France fortified against the more stifling heat. From noon Paris There will be a ban on alcohol consumption in public places at certain times of the day. You can read more about this here. The ban also covers takeaway alcohol sales in Paris. Police said the ban was necessary because hospitals were overwhelmed and had reached “saturation point”. At least 48 people have drowned in France since the start of the heat wave.
Germany, Austria, Italy And czechia We’re facing a few blustery days as temperatures are forecast to rise further in the east and south.
London ambulance service (LAS) said it responded to its highest number of life-threatening emergencies ever on Wednesday. operations chief Craig Harman He said they expect “demand to increase day by day over the next few days.”
As football fans prepare to cheer for England in their World Cup match against Panama on Saturday, Harman urged people to drink responsibly. He advised people to drink “lots of water” in between alcoholic beverages.
LAS saw 50% increase in life-threatening emergency calls Compared to a typical Wednesday in June The number of heart attacks increased by 30%.
Inside ParisHeart attack calls have quadrupled, officials said Thursday.
Italian News reports stated that five people died due to heat-related incidents on Wednesday.
