Europe roasts in deadly 44C ‘African bubble’: Brutal heatwave settles over continent with red alerts in drought-hit Italy, raging wildfires in Greece and health warnings for tourists on Spanish holiday islands
Southern Europe continues to roast in ferocious heat, with scorching and dry conditions fanning wildfires in Greece and around the Balkans and seeing red alerts issued across Italy.
Greece is experiencing its 11th consecutive day of a heatwave today, with temperatures forecast to reach 43C and fires raging in the Peloponnese.
Meteorologists have warned that there is going to be little respite over the coming days, with a ‘hot air bubble’ from Africa set to bake the country and wider region until Sunday.