Red heat alert extended across Luxembourg through Friday
Residents across Luxembourg are being urged to limit outdoor activity and drink plenty of water, as the country's heat alert is extended until Friday. Temperatures are also predicted to reach extremely high levels during the weekend, so a further extension is in the cards.
The intense heat gripping Luxembourg this week shows no sign of easing, with Meteolux extending its red-level warning through Friday.
Authorities continue to advise residents to stay well hydrated and to limit strenuous outdoor physical activity wherever possible.
Temperatures are also predicted to reach extremely high levels during the weekend, so a further extension is on the cards.
Also today
- A lack of uniform heatwave measures in Luxembourg's schools has sparked a heated debate, with the teachers' union calling for urgent infrastructure investments while Education Minister Claude Meisch defends local decision-making.
- Elderly people, those with chronic illnesses, and patients on multiple medications are being urged to take extra precautions, as the health ministry highlights the risks posed by certain drugs during the ongoing heatwave.
- Once a coveted destination for European civil servants, Luxembourg has seen its appeal fade as soaring housing costs make postings to the Grand Duchy increasingly unattractive.
- France announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor who had flown back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.
- A new "local resilience plan" was presented to municipalities by Léon Gloden on Thursday as a guide for coping with potential catastrophes.
- FIFPRO has hailed what it called a "landmark" decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to order Lazio women to pay compensation for unlawfully ending a player's time at the club for being pregnant.
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Figure of the day
At least 94 million people in Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35°C today, most of them in France and Spain.
- Maximum temperatures are expected to surpass 30°C for more than 350 million people across Europe (excluding Turkey), representing nearly two-thirds of the population.
- The heatwave scorching Europe has become worse than some scientific projections feared, the head of the UN's climate experts panel said today, warning that the continent will doubtless face more extremes as the planet warms.
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