EUROPE & FRANCE - Heatwave toll rises across France

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Friday, 21 July 2006,

15:47 GMT 16:47 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heatwave

toll rises across France

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People are being

urged to stay in the shade and drink plenty of water

 

 

 

At

least 20 deaths in France this week are probably linked to a heatwave

gripping much of Europe, officials say.

Among the victims were a 15-month-old baby and 10 elderly

people, the French Health Ministry said in a statement.

In the Netherlands, two people died of

heatstroke earlier this week. Germany and Spain have each

reported two deaths blamed on the punishing heat.

Temperatures of well above 30C (86F) have been registered across

Europe, prompting a series of health warnings.

 

Several of the French victims collapsed at their workplace and

two died while playing sport, the ministry's statement

said.

'Orange

alert'

French meteorologists have placed some regions of the country on

the second-highest warning level - orange alert - saying that temperatures

there could reach 38C (100.4F) in the coming days.

The hot spell has raised

concerns that there could be a repeat of a heatwave in the summer of 2003,

when some 15,000 people died in France as a result of

heatstroke and dehydration.

In other developments across Europe:

 

Italy's central regions of

Liguria and parts of Umbria have been placed on the highest level of

alert, with temperatures expected to reach 40C (104F) over the weekend

In

Britain, forecasters have predicted another heatwave next week, although

the mercury is down to 32C (89.6F) on Friday from 36.5C (97.7F)

registered two days ago

In

Croatia, the hot weather has been blamed for a series of fires that have

destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest and woodland

 

People are being urged to stay in the shade and drink plenty of

water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5203812.stm

 

Combust/afflicted Mercury

is giving its results all over the world, as it was predicted/warned by our

dear Sateesh.

 

EUROPE dasha: Ke/Ju/Sa/Ju/Ve

 

 

 

 

Next Tuesday, 25 July

2006, Europe will enter Ke/Ju/Me/Me/Me, and transit Rahu/Ketu will become stationary over natal Sun

till November. Things will not be easy.

 

FRANCE dasha: Sa/Ma/Sa/Ma/Ra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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