Spain is heading for a new heatwave
which will last for at least nine days
and extend to the rest of Europe,the
national weather office said Wednesday,
The heatwave ,the second of the summer
will affect almost all of Spain from Friday
,a spokeswoman for the weather office
said.
Temperature will be high on Monday ,
reaching 44 degrees Cesius (111 Fahienheit
in some region due to the arrival of hot
winds blowing from Africa,
Beginning on Saturday this heatwave
will be felt in France,Germany,Italy
soutern Sweden ,Poland and other nation
in central Europe,the spokeswoman said.
The heatwave will ast nine days in Spain
the spokeswoman said,
She did not offer a prediction for how
long it could last in other nations.
"Spain 's first heatwave of the summer
which began on Thursday ,caused temperatures
to soar to 44 degrees Celsius in the
countryside of the southern province
of Cordoba,
A ow pressure system ,which brought
cooler winds from the Atlantic ,caused
temperatures to drop on Tuesday,
The highest temperature recorded in the
country on Wednesday was in the Ebro
Valley in the northest where temperatures
reached 40 degrees Celsius.
The last major hot spell in Europe in 2003
caused an estimated 70,000 deaths,mainly
among elderly people
AFP
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