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Rome, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) The World Meteorological Organization said Friday it was seeking to verify the reported temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8°F) registered on the Italian island of Sicily on August 11 to establish whether it was a new record for continental Europe. FOOTAGE OF ROME.
Seville, Jul 18 (EFE).- Heat wave enveloped most of Spain on Sunday, driving temperatures to rise above 40 degrees Celsius, according to the national weather agency Aemet. The Cordovan and Sevillian countryside registered 40 Celsius on Sunday, National weather office AEMET reported. (Camera: EFE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ON THE STREETS IN SEVILLE, ANDALUSIA, DURING SPAIN'S FIRST BOUT OF EXTREME HEAT OF THE YEAR.
The city of Phoenix breaks a 49-year-old record with its 19th consecutive day of temperatures of 43.3 Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) or higher according to weather officials. IMAGES
People walk on the Puerta del Sol, a public square, in Madrid where the temperature is nearing 40 degrees Celsius, as Spain issues hot weather red alerts for three regions due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures. Weather agency Aemet said temperatures would hit highs between 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) and 42 degrees across much of the drought-stricken country. The heat is expected to be even worse in the eastern regional of Catalonia, Aragon and the Balearic Islands where thermometers could reach 44 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Images of Monastiraki square in Athens near the Acropolis, as the country wilts under a heatwave. The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day, the culture minister announced. IMAGES
"An ongoing surge in China is not anticipated to significantly impact the COVID-19 epidemiological situation in the WHO European Region" says the World Health Organization's European regional director, Hans Kluge. "The surge of two virus variants circulating in China are those that have already been seen in Europe and elsewhere," he adds. China is battling a wave of Covid cases since the government's decision to lift nearly three years of restrictions. SOUNDBITE
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