Huge wildfire rages on La Palma forcing thousands to evacuate
Britons travelling to Europe have been told to sign up for emergency alerts as the country is gripped by “extreme heat” and wildfires.
The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Spain and Greece, with Britons warned of travel disruption as temperatures soar.
It comes after thousands were evacuated from at least six seaside communities near Athens after their homes were threatened by wildfires.
Much of Greece has been baking in near 40C conditions as a heatwave grips the continent, with temperatures in the southeast European country forecast to climb further later this week and into the weekend.
Italy is bracing for its highest-ever temperature today as Sardinia and Sicily have been forecast to reach 48C.
Twenty red warning alerts have been issued today out of 27 cities in Italy as the country bears another day of the unrelenting heatwave.
Meteorologists predict that temperatures this week may surpass Europe’s current record of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.84 Fahrenheit), set in Sicily in August 2021, raising fears of a repetition of last year’s heat deaths.
