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The UK Met Office has issued a red heat alert across large parts of the country
Britain is expected to witness the hottest day on record on Tuesday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures might reach 42 degrees Celsius.
The temperature rose to 38.1 degrees Celsius in the Suffolk area on Monday, close to the all-time record high set in the country in 2019 at 38.7 degrees Celsius.
The British Met Office has issued a red heat warning across large parts of England, stretching from York and Manchester to London and the southeast of the country.
Reports indicated that at least four drowned while trying to beat the sweltering heat by swimming in rivers and lakes.
London’s Rail and Transport Network warned people not to travel on Tuesday unless absolutely necessary, affecting the movement of trains and other public transport in the “red zone” covered by the Met Office warning.
Accordingly, all day trains will stop at Thamslink and Great North from north London, as well as stops on London Kings Cross and the East Coast Main Line.
However, limited train services are expected from London Austin and London Marylebone on the East Midland Railway.
The railway network said that temperatures expected in some areas through which its services pass are above levels that equipment, tracks and lines can withstand during operation.
And the relevant authorities issued a warning that hospitals and ambulance services might witness pressure, with temperatures rising to a peak around noon on Tuesday.
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After a meeting of the British government’s emergency committee “Cobra”, Health Minister Steve Barclay said that the ministry had paid additional numbers of notification recipients and allocated more funding for ambulance services and 111 services.
And last Monday witnessed the closure of some schools, despite the government’s warning once morest that. One teachers’ union said most schools in Britain had continued to operate.
Drinking water companies in southern and eastern England have warned of increased demand, which might lead to the water pressure drops – and sometimes blackouts – that some households may experience.
Last Monday’s highest temperature made that day the third hottest day of the year so far.
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Temperatures in Howarden and Flintshire also rose to 31.7 degrees Celsius, making Monday the hottest days in Wales this year, according to data from the Met Office.
Scotland and Northern Ireland saw the hottest days following temperatures reached 31.3 and 31.1 degrees Celsius in Abwein, Aberdeenshire, Derlin and Co-Fermanagh, respectively.
Nighttime temperatures continue to rise to 20 degrees Celsius or more, increasing the chances that the UK will experience the hottest night in its history.
In response to reports that the United Kingdom experienced higher temperatures during the extended heat wave of 1976, climate correspondent Simon King said that the expected “dangerously high” temperatures were 10 degrees Celsius higher than the temperatures experienced in the country during This heat wave is in addition to the country’s suffering at that time from a severe drought.
The authorities recommended caution while descending the water to overcome the intense heat following the death of a number of people.
A 16-year-old boy died in Maidenhead, Berkshire, while Metropolitan Police said another boy, 14, was missing and believed to have drowned while swimming in the River Thames near Taugh Island in Hampton, southwest London.
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It came following a 16-year-old boy died while swimming in Salford Quays last Saturday night, while a 13-year-old boy went missing in the River Tyne in Northumberland last Sunday.
Last Monday was documented for the first time that the Met Office issued a heat warning in red since the system was launched last year.
The warning in red indicates the possibility of adverse health effects, which are not limited to those most at risk from extreme temperatures, which may require “sustainable changes in work practices and daily routine.”
Several countries in Europe and North Africa are also witnessing temperatures, in addition to the outbreak of forest fires in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Morocco.
And the authorities in France said that temperatures may reach record levels in 15 regions in the southwest of the country, with thousands of people evacuated from those areas.
About a thousand people died in Spain and Portugal from the high temperature over the past few days.