Tourists have been warned to take care in the extreme heat after a man died as temperatures topped 40C across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa. The Cerberus heatwave, named by the Italian Meteorological Society after the three-headed monster that features in Dante’s inferno, has taken hold across many popular British family holiday hotspots in the Mediterranean. She added: “Peak temperatures, which are around 10 to 15C higher than average, could reach the mid-40s degrees Celsius in parts of southern Europe and up to 50°C in parts of North Africa. Ms Sherwin said that “unusually high” sea surface temperatures are also occurring across the region, with many parts of the Mediterranean seeing surface temperatures as high as 25 to 28C. Greece’s agriculture ministry issued restrictions on the transportation, and working hours, of animals such as horses and donkeys offering rides in tourist areas during the heatwave.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2023 13:16 UTC