Red alert in Europe over heatwave
Red alerts have been issued in France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland amid the current European heatwave.
It’s the first time France has issued a red alert, which is the highest danger level warning. The country recorded an all-time high on Friday when temperatures hit 45.1C in Villeveille, southern France.
In Spain, where firefighters are tackling wildfires, temperatures have been expected to hit 42C.
One person has died in Milan as a result of the heatwave, according to Italian media reports.
Meteorologists say the heatwave could carry on into next week.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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