Budapest. The heatwave affecting central Europe broken the runway at Hungary’s Debrecen airport, which needed to shut on Friday till a minimum of Sunday, diverting passengers to Budapest.
“The joints between the concrete slabs had been most likely designed a number of a long time in the past for decrease temperatures,” the airport stated in an announcement, noting that the thermometer exceeded 35°C for a number of days.
“The restore of the defect, detected on Thursday night, might take as much as per week, relying on climate circumstances,” the airport warned.
The variety of passengers affected by this closure till the top of subsequent weekend is estimated at 2,500, and the businesses that offered them the tickets must land and take off from the capital.
Debrecen, Hungary’s second largest metropolis close to the Romanian border, is about three hours drive east of Budapest and provides direct flights to a number of locations with short- and medium-range plane.
Hungary, like different Central European nations, has been experiencing a warmth wave since final Sunday and no enchancment is predicted till subsequent Thursday.
The typical world temperature over the previous 12 months (July 2023-June 2024) is the very best ever recorded, based on the European observatory Copernicus.
Recurrent warmth waves are an indicator of worldwide warming linked to local weather change, scientists say.
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– 2024-07-18 13:19:34
