Forest fires as temperatures rise in Europe (Forest Fire) is taken. Seeing the high temperature, Britain and France have declared a high alert regarding the heatwave on Monday. Portugal, Greece, Spain and France (Heatwave Alert In Britain and France) are included in countries where forest land fires due to temperature rise (Forest Land) have been reported, causing hardship to thousands of people.
France
In France, the meteorological department has put 15 departments on high alert in view of extreme temperatures. Olivier Proust of the meteorological department told the AFP news agency that Monday in the southwestern Aquitaine region (SoutWest Aquitaine Region) Temperature is expected to exceed 42 degree Celsius. It is also said that temperatures in Brittany and Gironde are likely to be above 40 degrees. Forest fires in France (WildFires) has forced the immediate evacuation of more than 16,000 citizens and tourists. France’s interior ministry said three firefighting planes, 200 firefighters and additional trucks would be sent to the affected areas. Tourists were sheltered at the historic Hospital Chapel and Grand Hotel du Grand Hotel in the south-eastern city of Lyon on Sunday as the situation worsened.
Britain
In the UK, the Met Office has issued a ‘red’ warning for extreme temperatures and advised caution, ‘danger to life’ when going out and staying indoors. Temperatures in southern England could reach above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on Monday, the Met Office said. Ambulance services have also been put on high alert and schools are closed in southern England as the heatwave worsens. People are also protesting against the government for not taking the heat emergency seriously despite the warning of the Meteorological Department.
The situation worsened in Spain and Portugal, with many deaths
The worst effects of the heatwave are being seen in Spain, where many people have lost their lives due to rising temperatures. Not only this, many firefighters have also died during the last one week. Forest fires have been reported in at least 20 places and nearly 4,500 hectares of forest land has been destroyed. At the same time, in Portugal, almost the entire country is on high alert. However, after reaching the highest temperature in the month of July – 47 degrees Celsius – a slight drop in temperature has also been recorded. A fire has killed two people and injured 60 in Portugal. Not only this, between 12,000 and 15,000 hectares of forest land has been destroyed.