Last week, heat records of over 40 degrees were recorded in several European countries. The high temperatures don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
Sicily in Italy reached the highest temperature on Tuesday, at 46.3 degrees.
Spain is one of the countries hard hit by the heat wave. Many choose to seek shelter and shade to avoid the hottest hours of the day.
British tourist Mark Warren (42) noticed it. He says most people are staying at home in the port city of Cartagena.
– Cartagena is like a “ghost town”, says Warren Sky News.
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– Intolerable
On Wednesday, 41 degrees were reported in the city, which Warren feared.
– The heat is not for the faint-hearted, that’s for sure. It’s relentless. This is a very aggressive type of heat and the sweat is constantly flowing, he says.
Sky News also spoke to hot tourists and residents of Italy. Catriona Macleod (37) says she has to shower up to three times a day to cope with the sweltering heat in the south of the country.
DUKKERT: The heat in Rome is intense and people find different ways to cool off. Photo: Reuters/NTB
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In Rome, Libby Bowles (47) has to take many breaks during the day to cool off.
“It’s unbearably hot,” Bowles said.
Red danger warning
According to the weather service weather alarm, there is a red warning for the heat in several destinations popular with Norwegians. Croatia, Italy and Spain were among the hardest hit countries on Wednesday.
Foreign Office spokeswoman Mariken Bruusgaard Harbitz encourages Norwegians traveling to follow the advice of local authorities.
Danger warnings sound
– A minority of Norwegian citizens have contacted the Foreign Ministry about the heat wave, Harbitz wrote in an email to Dagbladet on Tuesday.
If consular assistance is required, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be contacted.
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