At least eight people died in Europe amid the strong heat wave that advances through the continent. Four deaths were recorded in Spain, two in France and two in Italy. High temperatures also caused health alerts and forest fires.
According to the Spanish authorities, two of the victims in the country died due to a forest fire in the region of Catalonia. The other two extreme heat -related fatalities occurred in the Extremadura and Cordoba region.
In France, in addition to the two deaths, more than 300 people were hospitalized due to the climate. The Minister of Health and the French family, Catherine Vautrin, said authorities should remain vigilant “especially for the most vulnerable”, such as the elderly.
Italy news agencies reported that two men over 60 died in separated cases on Sardenha beach. The country issued red alerts to 18 cities.
Due to the high temperature of the water of a river used to cool a nuclear plant in Switzerland, the AXPO dealership turned a reactor and halved the production of another on Tuesday (01).
Turkey claimed that forest fires were controlled, but it was necessary to remove about 50,000 residents of forest areas since the beginning of the week. In addition, spotlights in Spain on Tuesday (01) destroyed farms and reached an area of 40 km before they were contained.
In Germany, thermometers recorded temperatures above 40 ° C. Due to excessive warming, the country warns of the risk of strong storms. The same is true in Italy and France.
