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The north of the province of Mendoza is on red alert, which warns regarding the risk “very dangerous” for health than extreme temperatures predicted can cause, while much of the rest of the provinces remains under orange and yellow alerts for the heat wave that runs through the country, reported the National Meteorological Service.
Red alert in Mendoza
Mendoza regions declared with a red alert They are Junín, Rivadavia, Luján de Cuyo (valley and mountain range area), San Carlos Valley, Tunuyán Valley; Las Heras Valley; Tupungato (zone of the valley and mountain range); La Paz, Lavalle, San Martín and Santa Rosa, where maximum temperatures of between 34 and 39 degrees are expected. The red level considers the extreme temperatures predicted in the place “very dangerous” for health and it can “affect all people, even healthy ones”, according to the SMN.
The provinces on orange alert
For their part, the provinces of Catamarca, Neuquén, Río Negro, southern Mendoza, La Pampa, much of San Luis and some towns in Córdoba, La Rioja and southern Buenos Aires they were under alert Orange, that is to say with predicted temperatures that “can be very dangerous, especially for risk groups”.
The places under yellow alert
While, the SMN issued a yellow alert for Buenos aires city, province of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, San Juan, Tucumán, a large part of Córdoba and Salta; and some towns in La Rioja, Jujuy, Santiago del Estero, San Luis and Corrientes.
In this case, the forecast high temperatures “They can be dangerous, especially for risk groups, such as babies and young children, those over 65 and people with chronic diseases ”.
The heat wave
During this week, most of the country is going through an “extraordinary” heat wave with maximum temperatures between 35 and 42 ° C that might place Argentina, once once more, as the warmest place on the planet, indicated specialists from the SMN.
