Brits fly into holiday hell: Cerberus heatwave tormenting Europe set to see Spain rocket to 45C today – and next week could be even worse
- Temperatures hit the 45C (113F) mark on Monday in the Spanish village of Loja
- Greece has restricted working hours for donkeys and horses due to the heat
Brits hoping to enjoy their summer holidays have instead flown into holiday hell in the face of a major heatwave that has seen temperatures in Europe hit 45C (113F).
The heatwave tormenting the European continent that as been dubed Cerberus saw thermometers in the Spanish village of Loja near Granada record hit the 45C mark on Monday.
Now, Greece has restricted the working hours of horses and donkeys and forecasters are warning next week could be even worse.
Greek officials have also blocked people from accessing nature reserves, in a bid to prevent wildfires, and have opened up air conditioned spaces to give people shelter.
Italy, meanwhile, has issued extreme heat alerts due to the risks the heatwave poses to vulnerable people.
Spain’s weather service said thermometers could potentially hit 45C (113F) in south-eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which are under alert for extreme heat.
That mark of 45C was already reached on Monday in the village of Loja, near Granada, at the start of the heatwave that has tormented the country this week.
More than 100 weather stations registered temperatures of at least 35C (95F) as early as 6am on Wednesday, according to meteorologist Ruben del Campo, of Spain’s national weather agency.
‘On Wednesday we expect temperatures to fall overall with the arrival of cool winds from the north and east, with the exception of the south-east and southern Andalusia, where hot winds blowing from the interior will cause temperatures to soar,’ he said.
Although some relief is in store in the coming days for the Iberian Peninsula, other European countries will sweat through the weekend.
In Italy, 10 cities were put on high heat alert for older people and other vulnerable populations from Bolzano in the north extending southwards to Bologna, Florence and Rome.
Temperatures are expected to reach 40C (104F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday.
Severe storms in Italy’s populous northern Lombardy region, have however, caused flooding, felled trees and ripped roofs off buildings.
More than 200 firefighters responded to emergencies in the regional capital of Milan, Varese, near the Malpensa airport, Lecco, near Lake Como, Sondrio, located in the Alps, and Bergamo.
Greek officials limited access to nature reserves and restricted donkeys’ and horses working hours
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