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They are preparing for the hottest July weekend in the last 50 years, it could be 45 degrees on Sunday. The Acropolis is also closed.

Although this is high season from a tourism point of view, the heat in Greece is so brutal that many important tourist attractions have to be closed, he writes. BBC. The weather service predicted temperatures of 44 and 45C for Saturday and 45C for Sunday, making this the hottest weekend in the country in the past 50 years.

People are advised to stay indoors, and major tourist attractions such as the Acropolis in Athens will be closed during the hottest hours in the next two days.

Meanwhile, due to the heat, forest fires are also raging in the country, to control which many EU countries have sent firefighters and air support.

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According to forecasts, the same amount of heat will remain for the rest of July. Even if a slight relief is expected on Monday, temperatures above 40°C are still expected in the next seven days. Authorities fear this heatwave could have as severe an impact as the one in 1987, when hundreds of deaths occurred due to the extreme heat.

60 degrees Celsius was measured in Spain that day. We also wrote: due to climate change, we have to get used to the fact that these heat waves will characterize summers in Europe in the future.

This is hell here and let’s get used to being with us

A self-contained apartment, several hours of forced rest, excessive air conditioning – this is how they try to survive the constant heat of more than 40 degrees in the countries most affected by the European heat wave. It is no coincidence that the current heat is named after the mythical creature that guards the gates to the underworld, and in many places hellish conditions have already been reported.




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