Due to record temperatures in Cyprus, people began to be admitted to hospitals. As reported by Charalambos Charilaou, spokesman for the National Health Service, the first fatality of the early heat wave was a 91-year-old woman.
Health officials said the woman died at the Nicosia General Hospital due to heat stroke. Charalambos Charilaou told reporters that the woman suffered cardiac arrest twice upon arrival at the emergency department in Nicosia.
– After investigating the incident, emergency room doctors determined it was a cardiac arrest was the result of sunstroke– Charilaou emphasized. He added that hospitals have been dealing with heat exhaustion cases for several days. He also conveyed that the condition of another three elderly patients is serious.
The second victim of the difficult weather situation was an 84-year-old womanwho also died from sunstroke.
Extreme heat and fires in Cyprus
Cyprus recorded dangerously high temperatures this month, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. The record temperature was 10 degrees above the seasonal average in Cyprus. The forecasts prompted the island's authorities to make an announcement the first red alert for extreme heat this summer.
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As a result of the heat on the island fires also occur, and strong winds make it increasingly difficult for the fire brigade to control them. The fire-affected areas cover more than 3.2 square kilometers of forest in a mountainous area southwest of the capital Nicosia.
Due to extremely high temperatures, the Department of Labor Inspection stopped heavy and moderate outdoor work in the afternoon. Transport or delivery of products using two-wheelers was also suspended between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Greece. Heat victims not only in Cyprus
Recently we reported that there has been a series of heatwaves for a long time it also occurs in Greece. Since the beginning of June, four foreign tourists have died while hiking.
The services warn that people arrive unprepared and, for example, they go for walks in over 40-degree heat without hats.
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced closing of the Acropolis – one of the biggest tourist attractions. The “small lockdown” is to apply in the coming days from: 12:00-17:00, which is when it is the warmest.
Due to the difficult situation in the country, some employees switched to remote workand primary schools were closed.
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