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Temperatures of around 40 degrees during the day and 30 degrees at night make life difficult for people in large parts of southern Europe. In Spain, Turkey, but also in Bulgaria, meteorologists are warning of the next heat wave.

There is now some relaxation in some places – for example in southern Spain, where the temperature fell below 40 degrees on Saturday. Other countries, such as Greece, recorded local highs of up to 44 degrees. In western Turkey, 48 people were hospitalized for heat stroke.

Greece is at the height of the current heat wave – 87 weather stations in the country recorded values ​​above 40 degrees on Friday. The highest temperature of the year so far was 44.2 degrees in Thebes, about 50 kilometers northwest of Athens, the National Observatory announced on Saturday.

The meteorologists also did not expect the heat to subside over the weekend. In addition, the danger of forest fires is increasing due to the great drought, civil protection and the fire brigade warned on Saturday.

In Italy, on the other hand, it remained bearable at around 35 degrees during the weekend. From next week, however, the high-pressure area “Caronte” could set record values, according to the meteorologists. More than 40 degrees are predicted in the major cities – in parts of Sardinia up to 47 degrees, in Sicily possibly even 48 degrees. For the elderly, the sick and small children, these high temperatures during the day are extremely strenuous and extremely dangerous.

The south of Spain has also been dealing with extreme heat for days. In parts of Andalusia, maximum daytime temperatures repeatedly exceeded 40 degrees. At night there is hardly any cooling down, because even then it is still 30 degrees warm here and there. In the early morning the “coolest” is around 25 degrees.

In Córdoba, more than 40 degrees were expected again on Monday. Also in Mallorca people start to sweat. For Tuesday, 40 degrees is also possible in the interior of the island.

In Turkey, the west coast in particular suffers from the heat. According to the Anadolu news agency, 48 people with heat stroke were treated in hospitals there on Saturday.

Even in northern Bulgaria, the heat hit: after a short relaxation on Monday, it should be extremely hot there again. Meteorologists expect values ​​around 40 degrees. (saw/sda/dpa)