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Added on the 05/07/2022 13:17:18 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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.
Rome, Aug 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) Deadly wildfires continued to devour areas of southern Italy Thursday a day after a meteorological station in the Sicilian city of Syracuse registered a temperature of 48.8C (119.85F), potentially the highest ever in Europe. FOOTAGE OF ROME.
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