The heat in Greece has set a new European record
ATHENS, July 2 — RIA Novosti, Gennady Melnik. European temperature record was set on Saturday the heat in Greece — 45.9 degree Celsius, the website meteo.gr. This temperature was noted in the area of Mires, near Heraklion in Crete.
In Greece more than a weeks worth of hot weather, but Thursday was established 40-degree heat.
According to forecasters, on Saturday at four observation stations the temperature has risen above $ 44 degrees, 25 stations above 42 degrees.
In the Metropolitan region of Attica, the highest temperature was in the area of psycho — 43.4 degrees. Sunday will remain hot weather in some areas, including Attica and the Peloponnese, the maximum temperature will be 44-45 degrees.
“The decline” of temperature by ten degrees — up to 33-34 degrees is expected Monday.
The state Center for control and prevention of diseases (KEELPNO) has issued guidelines on how to behave in such a hot weather to avoid the sun, try to stay in the shade and cooled the room to drink water, not overeating, to wear light clothing, avoid heavy physical labor in the sun.
Athens municipality has opened in the capital of nine rooms with air conditioning, where you can wait out the heat. Premises designed primarily for weakly protected groups of the population.
Fire services warn of the danger of fires in conjunction with dry hot weather and a ban on campfires. Despite the warnings, Greece on Saturday, there were several fires.