A heat wave likened to “hell” has been sweeping across Europe disrupting normal life and claiming lives. Forecasters have warned of the record breaking heat wave in the continent in the coming days.
Three swimmers died in France where the temperature isforecast to rise up to 45 degree Celsius, breaking the all-time record of 44.1degree Celsius in the country.
“The forecast is all about the heat for Europe in thenext few days, potentially record-breaking heat across parts of western Europeas we tap into air all the way from northern Africa,” said BBC weatherpresenter Susan Powell.
“Getting pulled up ahead an area of low pressure, whichwill get stalled out in the Atlantic. High pressure starts to build, we losethe rain and we tap into that southerly airflow carrying the warm air as farnorth as the United Kingdom,” she said.A man aged 70 suffered a cardiac arrest in calmwater and was believed to have been a victim of “thermic shock” aftercoming into contact with the water. Two other persons died in similarcircumstances. A woman, 62, died at a beach near Montpellier, and a man aged 75died at another beach nearby.