Huge swathes of the northern hemisphere spanning across europe, north america and asia are baking in unprecedented heatwaves. in europe, several areas of italy have issued red alert warnings and in greece, authorities have warned about a greater risk of fires. our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, has the latest. as temperatures rise across europe, so do concerns for people s health. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. yeah, the sun is very strong right now. a bit dangerous, it feels. but for many tourists, the once in a lifetime sights are worth the risk. don t know if i will ever be back, so i have to take advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt with people falling ill in the heat, and the greek red cross has
Yeah, the sun is very strong right now. it s a bit dangerous, it feels like. but for many tourists, once in a lifetime sites are worth the risk. don t know if i ll ever be back. so we have to take advantage of the day. greek medics have dealt with people falling ill in the heat and the greek red cross has maintained a presence. and experts are warning the heat is deadly. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires breaking out across the west coast of the country. all this in the context of 60,000 lives lost in europe s heatwave last year, and another heat wave on its way next week that could bring the continent s
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0ur correspondent, guy hedgecoe, is in madrid. spain, where i am, is one of several countries of southern europe that has seen unusually high temperatures over recent days. although that heatwave is starting to taper off here in spain, other countries are still seeing very high temperatures. for example, in italy and greece, where the acropolis monument has been closed down temporarily as that hottest times of the day, because of concerns about the health of people visiting it. there have also been wildfires in greece, caused by the hot and dry conditions. wildfires as well on the dalmatian coast in croatia. this particular heatwave is expected to end during this weekend, or by the end of the weekend. however, there is another heatwave due to hit parts of europe at the beginning of next week, and the european space agency has warned that spain, france, germany, poland and italy are among
Maintained a presence. we are here again to give people water and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. the heatwave is baking countries like italy in temperatures of at least a0 degrees, and experts are warning the heat is deadly. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires breaking out across the west coast of the country. all this in the context of 60,000 lives lost in europe s heatwave last year and another heatwave on its way next week that could bring the continent s hottest ever temperatures. so, as these animals are doing at berlin zoo, the official advice for people is to stay hydrated and keep out of the sun at the hottest part of the day as the heat continues to rise. louisa pilbeam, bbc news.