The heat wave that has hit southern Italy and several Mediterranean countries continues. Alert in Croatia and Spain.
Italia still divided in two between the rain and extreme heat.High temperatures are also recorded in Croatia y Spain.
Bad weather is still expected in northern Italy after thunderstorms hit the Milan area on Friday afternoon. Civil Protection has issued an orange alert due to hydrogeological risk and thunderstorms in several areas of Lombardy, in particular in the lakes and prealps of Varese, Lario and Valchiavenna. Yellow alert in other areas of the same region and Trentino, Alto Adige, Friuli, Venezia Giulia and Veneto.
The heat alert occurs mainly in the Center: 11 cities marked with the red dot by the Ministry of Health for the heat waves. These include Ancona, Bolonia, Campobasso, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Perugia, Pescara, Rieti, Rome and Viterbo.
Red alert in Croatia due to heat wave
In Croatia, the red alert for the heat emergency is in force throughout the country. The highest temperature on Friday, 37 degrees Celsius, was recorded in the northeastern region of Slavonia and southern Dalmatia. Even the sea had little respite. In some areas, the water temperature reached 28 degrees Celsius.
During last month’s heat wave, Croatia faced severe power outages due to the overloading and collapse of a regional distribution line.
Mountainous areas on alert in Spain
In Spain, there was a significant increase in temperatures in the mountainous areas of the north of the peninsula and in the eastern part of Cantabria and a marked decrease in the southern half of the Mediterranean area.
Several provinces are on yellow thermal alert: Temperatures are expected to exceed 35 degrees in the south of the central Canary Islands. In the Iberian Peninsula temperatures of up to 37 degrees will be reached in cities like Córdoba and Granada.
