PARIS: As Europe is facing an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, governments of many countries have issued warnings and instructions to the public on how to "survive" it. About three-quarters of the French population are affected by the orange and red heatwave alert. On Saturday evening, the situation remained extreme, unprecedented, with exceptionally high temperatures never before observed so early in the season, Le Figaro reported. An orange heat emergency, the second highest emergency level, was declared in the cities of Brescia, Turin, Florence and Perugia. Three further fires in Catalonia have so far destroyed 2,000 hectares, although the Catalan fire brigade warns that high temperatures and strong winds mean these fires have the potential to spread a lot more.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 20, 2022 08:37 UTC