Europe is currently suffering record high temperatures and several heat-related deaths have occurred on the continent. Some countries have issued health warnings concerning the heat, and others are expecting or have already experienced wildfires.
To avoid serious health risks that may occur due to the extreme heat, tourists have been warned to be cautious when travelling in Greece, Italy, Spain and several other popular EU destinations, Schengen.News reports.
Some of the most popular destinations have registered temperatures as high as 40C.
In mainland Greece and the islands, several tourists have been reported missing, some of whom had succumbed to the heat as temperatures in some parts of the country reached 43C. The islands of Crete, Rhodes and Samos have experienced extremely hot conditions.
Italian authorities have issued red heat warnings (the highest on the European three-tier scale) across Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, and Sicily.
