Meteorologists expect that in the coming days temperatures in Bulgaria will continue to rise, writes DPA and talks about the heat and fires in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Italy.
“Heat and forest fires in Bulgaria” – under this title DPA reports on the heat wave in the country with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius. 60 hectares of coniferous forests have burned near Tvarditsa, yesterday the fire was brought under control, but the fire was not completely extinguished, the agency informed. “Helicopter, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers are involved in the firefighting. The fire is believed to have started from a landfill.”
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The Mediterranean Sea is rapidly turning into a tropical sea, and temperatures are rising 20% faster than the global average …
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Temperatures will continue to rise
DPA reports that smaller forest fires are also raging in southeastern Bulgaria. “This summer the country is already rising second heat wave with persistently high temperatures. Yesterday in almost all of Bulgaria the second most serious code “orange” for dangerously high temperatures was announced.
Temperatures of 40 degrees are expected in Sandanski in the southwest, in the capital Sofia yesterday the temperature reached 36 degrees. Meteorologists expect temperatures to continue to rise in the coming days. “
Fires are raging in Greece, Turkey and Italy
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UN meteorologists predict record high temperatures in the next five years, with an average temperature exceeding 90 …
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In neighboring Turkey, forest fires have already claimed the lives of three people, according to the TV channel ntv. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from holiday regions in the south of the country, according to the Turkish Disaster Management Service. In the vicinity of Antalya, 18 settlements were evacuated.
Temperatures above 30 degrees caused fires in Greece as well. After a day of fighting, firefighters brought under control a forest fire near Athens that was already threatening the capital’s suburbs.
Forest fires and extreme heat are also being fought in Italy, with the worst situation in southern Italy – in Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia. However, the capital Rome and the surrounding countryside are also affected.
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