Europe May Face ‘More Deadly Weeks’ as New Heatwave Builds, WHO Warns
WHO says less than half of its European member states have heat-health action plans as a new wave threatens Portugal and southern Spain.
- On Tuesday, The World Health Organization warned that Europe faces "more deadly weeks" ahead, with another intense heatwave forming over the Atlantic.
- The June 20-28 heatwave, the most severe recorded in Europe, killed 3,700 people in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, though authorities warn the figures are preliminary and could rise.
- WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge held an emergency call on Monday with representatives from 41 countries, the European Commission, and civil society groups to coordinate heatwave response.
- Kluge said "the work now is on two fronts: fixing what failed in recent weeks before the next heatwave hits and building the kind of health systems that don't just respond to extreme heat but are ready for it."
- Temperatures in Portugal and southern Spain are expected to climb to 43 degrees Celsius in the coming days, underscoring the immediate threat.
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(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yoon-kyung = Another heatwave is forecast for Europe, where temperatures soared above 40 degrees in many places last month, resulting in thousands of additional deaths.
Western and southwestern Europe are facing another significant heatwave, just a short time after record-breaking June heatwaves. Temperatures in France, Spain and Portugal are rising above 40°C, and in France the heat will not let up all week. Only a fringe of very warm air from western Europe will reach the Czech Republic.
The heat wave worries the WHO, which fears new "killing weeks" in Europe. Less than half of the countries have a heat-health plan, while temperatures could reach 43 °C.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that Europe could face more deadly weeks in the coming days, with the formation of another intense heat wave on the Atlantic. The forecast is that temperatures in Portugal and southern Spain will reach 43oC in the coming days. WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, held an emergency teleconference with representatives of 41 countries in the region, the European Commission and civil soc…
Temperatures in Portugal and southern Spain are expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius in the coming days.
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