The element also caused great damage to the harvest, and in the forests there were about a hundred forest fires and severe storms. According to The Times, the cyclone that came from Africa caused an air temperature above 40 degrees from Spain to the Balkans.
According to the newspaper, which refers to information to emergency services in Italy have died, at least three people. At the same time, many local residents received sunstroke and heat exhaustion.
Two pensioners died in forest fires in the central region of Abruzzo and not far from Matera in the south. On Saturday, August 5, a woman died when her car was destroyed by an avalanche of water and mud near the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo,. Journalists also note that in the valley of Pustertal, near the Austrian border, the roads and the railway line were blocked because of the storm.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the southwestern part of the Japanese archipelago was a strong typhoon Nora, who suffered a victim. Local meteorological agencies report that the typhoon of Noru reached the island of Honshu in Japan at about 4 pm local time. It is expected that the consequences will be even worse, as it will cause heavy heavy rains and winds on the wide belt of the prefecture and the surrounding areas.