After the violent thunderstorms, floods, hailstorms and landslides, an intermediate high in Switzerland ensures a few hours of sunshine before temperatures drop again and the clouds come up.
The situation is very different in southern Europe. There are warnings of extreme heat, writes “Meteo News” on Twitter.
A look at «Meteoalarm» shows: In Kosovo and parts of Serbia, temperatures of up to 38 degrees are possible. In Bosia and Herzegovina, temperatures can climb up to 40 degrees! Such heat is particularly dangerous for small children and older people, warns «Meteoalarm».
Several regions in southern Italy are also colored red – including Apulia, Calabria and the islands of Sardinia and Sicily. In Sardinia, devastating forest fires recently made headlines. The Italian public prosecutor’s office has now started an investigation.
Flame inferno in Italy
Experts investigated whether the fires in the area around Mount Montiferru (Monte Ferru) in the province of Oristano were serious negligent arson, a public prosecutor for the Ansa news agency confirmed on Wednesday. According to Ansa, there are still no suspects. The flames wreaked havoc.
According to media reports, the fire brigade in Sardinia continued to fight fires on Wednesday. Fire-fighting planes and helicopters support the emergency services on the ground. For Wednesday, the civil protection authority had again predicted an increased risk of fire in many regions of Sardinia.
The flames have raged in forests, buildings and tourist areas since last weekend. On site, residents said that fire and smoke could be seen from the beach. Thousands of hectares of land were burned and hundreds of animals fell victim to the fire, as the Coldiretti Agriculture Association said. The reforestation of the forests is likely to take up to 15 years.
Heat, drought and strong winds had contributed to the rapid spread of the flames. The hypothesis that a parked car that caught fire may have contributed to the outbreak of the fires has recently surfaced again and again in Italian media.
Forest fires in Bulgaria
Large forest fires have broken out in Bulgaria, and temperatures have climbed to 40 degrees. 60 hectares of coniferous forests were destroyed in a major fire near Twardiza in central Bulgaria.
The fire was brought under control on Thursday but could not be extinguished, Bulgarian media reported. A helicopter, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers were on duty. The fire is said to have spread from a landfill. Smaller forest fires also raged in the southwest of the Balkan country.
Bulgaria has been experiencing a second heat wave this summer with continuously rising temperatures for days. On Thursday, the second highest warning level was orange for dangerously high temperatures in almost all of the country.
In the southwest of Sandanski near the border with Greece, values above 40 degrees were expected. In the capital Sofia it was oppressively hot at 36 degrees in the early afternoon. According to meteorologists, temperatures will continue to rise in the coming days. (man / SDA)