In northern India, relentless monsoon rains have reportedly killed at least 90 people, following burning heat. In northern Japan on Sunday, a man was found dead in a flooded car, a week after seven people were killed in similar weather in the country's southwest. The country is at the peak of its summer monsoon season, with more rain forecast through Wednesday. In South Korea, rescuers on Sunday battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel, after heavy rains for the last four days triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 37 people and left nine missing. On La Palma island, temperatures dropped Saturday, helping firefighters battle a blaze which burned 5,000 hectares this weekend forcing the evacuation of 4,000 people.ĭespite the heat, parts of Asia have also been battered by torrential rain. Little reprieve is forecast for Spain, where meteorologists warned of a new heatwave Monday through Wednesday taking temperatures above 40C in the Canary Islands and the southern Andalusia region. In Romania, temperatures are expected to reach 39C on Monday across most of the country. The Acropolis in Athens, one of Greece's top tourist attractions, closed for a third day running Sunday during the hottest hours. Temperatures are likely to hit 40C in Rome by Monday and 42C-43C on Tuesday, smashing the record of 40.5C set in August 2007. Predictions of historic highs in the coming days led the health ministry to sound a red alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and Florence. In Europe, Italians were warned to prepare for "the most intense heatwave of the summer and also one of the most intense of all time". Southern California is fighting numerous wildfires, including one in Riverside County that has burned more than 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares) and prompted evacuation orders. The US National Weather Service warned a "widespread and oppressive" heatwave in southern and western states was expected to peak, with more than 80 million people affected by excessive heat warnings or heat advisories on Sunday.Ĭalifornia's Death Valley, often among the hottest places on Earth, reached a near-record 52C Sunday afternoon. Some places experienced their highest temperatures in more than four decades Sunday, including Hirono town in Fukushima prefecture with 37.3C. Japan's highest temperature ever - 41.1C first recorded in Kumagaya city in 2018 - could be beaten, according to the meteorological agency. National broadcaster NHK warned the heat was life-threatening, with the capital Tokyo and other places recording nearly 40 degrees Celsius.
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