Red Alert: WMO warns of increased risk of deaths as extreme weather grips contin

Barely two weeks after the Earth recorded its hottest days ever, heatwaves and wildfires have enveloped much of the Northern hemisphere and parts of Asia. Europe is on red alert while wildfires burn a

Jul 19, 2023, 17:22 IST1 min

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Castro y Magan winery"s owner Constancio Ballesteros looks at the devastation caused by a forest fire in Puntagorda, La Palma, Spain, July 18, 2023.

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A Chinese man takes a break from fanning himself in an alley during heatwave conditions in Beijing, China, on July 19, 2023.

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An Italian family swims at night, avoiding the scorching daylight on July 17, 2023, in Livorno, Italy. The government has issued red alerts for 16 cities caused by the heatwave, which the Italian Meteorological Society has named Cerberus, a mythical creature who guards the underworld"s gates.

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