Swathes of southern and eastern Europe have sweltered in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in a heat wave nicknamed “Lucifer”, which has killed at least two people across the region. Italy and the Balkans were worst affected, though areas as far north as southern Poland also basked in abnormally hot temperatures, and European weather hub Meteoalarm issued its highest grade “red” warnings for 10 countries. Media reported that at least two people have died from the heat — one in Romania and one in Poland — and many more have been taken to hospital suffering from sunstroke and other heat-related conditions. Temperatures were expected to stay around 40 degrees Celsius into next week. Meanwhile Italian authorities have issued weather risk warnings for 26 cities, including tourist hubs Venice and Rome, where many of the fountains have been turned off due to a lengthy drought.
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