British tourists are getting cold feet over hot weather conditions on the continent, cancelling and rearranging holidays in droves as temperatures soar over 40C.
Temperatures across the Mediterranean are nearing the highest ever recorded in Europe, with travellers being warned that local medical and health services are strained in some areas.
Where the hottest temperature recorded in Europe is believed to be 48.8C in Sicily in August 2021, forecasts in Sardinia are tipping the mercury to rise to 46C or higher.
Italian authorities have issued red alerts in 16 cities, after a 44-year-old man lost consciousness while painting a zebra crossing in the northern town of Lodi, later passing away in hospital.
Italy is not alone in its reaction, with government’s across Europe scrambling to issue health advice and bolster emergency services.
As southern Spain also braces for temperatures up to 46C, a special telephone line was set up in the southern region of Andalusia which has already received thousands of calls.
Meanwhile, temperatures are set to peak at 40C in southern France, while the Western Balkans also faces high temperatures.
Authorities in Serbia have placed the entire country on the highest level of alert, while North Macedonia has put emergency measures in place for the next seven days.
In Croatia, several fires have broken out as an orange alert has been placed on much of the country, with Split receiving a red alert on Tuesday.
Thousands of residents and tourists including Brits have been evacuated from the Canaries as a forest fire continues to burn out of control on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Officials say 4,255 people have so far been evacuated and 4,500 hectares (11,100 acres) of land has been consumed by the wildfire.
Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, said there is some "resistance to abandoning the houses," but emphasised that the priority was saving lives.
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On the reasoning for the wildfire’s rapid spread, Clavijo pointed to “the wind, the climate conditions as well as the heatwave that we are living through."
The fire started early on Saturday morning in El Pinar de Puntagorda, a wooded area towards the north of the island in the Canaries, before spreading south towards the settlement of Tijarafe.
In the US, Death Valley in California is approaching its highest-ever temperature as it hit 53.9C on Sunday, just shy of the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth of 56.7C.
China recorded its highest ever temperature on Sunday, seeing 52.2C in Xinjang, the UK Met Office reports.
The Association of British Travel Agents said there has been minimal disruption to flights and holiday packages, but encouraged Brits to stay hydrated, apply sun cream, and avoid the hottest midday sun.
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British tourists are getting cold feet over hot weather conditions on the continent, cancelling and rearranging holidays in droves as temperatures soar over 40C.
Temperatures across the Mediterranean are nearing the highest ever recorded in Europe, with travellers being warned that local medical and health services are strained in some areas.
Where the hottest temperature recorded in Europe is believed to be 48.8C in Sicily in August 2021, forecasts in Sardinia are tipping the mercury to rise to 46C or higher.
Italian authorities have issued red alerts in 16 cities, after a 44-year-old man lost consciousness while painting a zebra crossing in the northern town of Lodi, later passing away in hospital.
Italy is not alone in its reaction, with government’s across Europe scrambling to issue health advice and bolster emergency services.
As southern Spain also braces for temperatures up to 46C, a special telephone line was set up in the southern region of Andalusia which has already received thousands of calls.
Meanwhile, temperatures are set to peak at 40C in southern France, while the Western Balkans also faces high temperatures.
Authorities in Serbia have placed the entire country on the highest level of alert, while North Macedonia has put emergency measures in place for the next seven days.
In Croatia, several fires have broken out as an orange alert has been placed on much of the country, with Split receiving a red alert on Tuesday.
Thousands of residents and tourists including Brits have been evacuated from the Canaries as a forest fire continues to burn out of control on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Officials say 4,255 people have so far been evacuated and 4,500 hectares (11,100 acres) of land has been consumed by the wildfire.
Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, said there is some "resistance to abandoning the houses," but emphasised that the priority was saving lives.
HEATWAVE LATEST:
- Britain set to bask in blistering nine-week heatwave with blazing hot sunshine until late September
- Thousands including Brits evacuated from popular tourist destination as fire ravages island
- Spain heatwave: Temperature to hit 45C TODAY in holiday hell for Britons
On the reasoning for the wildfire’s rapid spread, Clavijo pointed to “the wind, the climate conditions as well as the heatwave that we are living through."
The fire started early on Saturday morning in El Pinar de Puntagorda, a wooded area towards the north of the island in the Canaries, before spreading south towards the settlement of Tijarafe.
In the US, Death Valley in California is approaching its highest-ever temperature as it hit 53.9C on Sunday, just shy of the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth of 56.7C.
China recorded its highest ever temperature on Sunday, seeing 52.2C in Xinjang, the UK Met Office reports.
The Association of British Travel Agents said there has been minimal disruption to flights and holiday packages, but encouraged Brits to stay hydrated, apply sun cream, and avoid the hottest midday sun.
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