Britain: The hottest day in its recorded history was recorded in Britain today when the temperature reached 38 degrees in England and a warning has been given by the Meteorological Department that the temperature may reach 43 degrees. A national health emergency has been declared by the UK Health Security Agency. A heatwave could intensify in the UK on Tuesday amid Met Office Red Alert.
- Melting surface at Luton Airport closes runway, many schools closed
- Temperatures hit 38 degrees in England, forecast to reach 43 today
- Europe scorched by scorching heat: wildfires burning everywhere, two dead in Spain
The first ever red alert has been issued for the area of England in the UK where the city of London is likely to feel hotter than countries like the Bahamas and Jamaica in Africa. Even today there was chaos in the railways in London. In which many overground and underground trains were stopped. Luton Airport’s runway had to be closed and several flights canceled as the surface felt like it was melting due to extreme heat. Schools had to be closed due to extreme heat.
There are also reports of sporadic fires in the forests of the Balkan region
The dreary heat wave that has been going on for days in Europe continued today, rather it seemed to intensify, which seemed to move north and reach Britain today. Firefighters were still struggling to put out the fires burning in the forests of many countries in Europe amid intense heat. Fires are burning in many places in dry forests amid intense heat. In Spain, two people have died due to burning in a fire, which the Prime Minister of this country linked with global warming and said that climate change is causing death. The two deaths come after hundreds of heat-related deaths were reported in the Iberian Peninsula. In recent days, unusually high temperatures have gripped many regions of Europe, particularly southern Europe, with wildfires raging in areas from Portugal to the Balkan region.
A further 14,900 people had to be evacuated to France
Fires are also burning in Spain and France. French forecasters have also predicted possible record temperatures while hot winds have hampered efforts to fight fires in the south-west of the country. According to a fire official, the fire seems to be exploding. In France, authorities have begun evacuating more towns and cities and evacuating an additional 14,900 people from high-risk areas. With this, the number of people who have been evacuated from the Gironde region of France since the fire started on July 12 has reached 31,000. Three more planes have been dispatched to help in the firefighting operations. Scattered wildfires have been seen across countries in the Balkan region, with authorities in Slovenia able to bring one blaze under control. Small fires were also reported in Croatia.