‘Don’t go outside during the hottest hours and stay hydrated’: Thermometers in Rome reach record temperature

On Tuesday, thermometers in Rome, Italy should rise to 42 degrees. Although the Romans have become accustomed to high temperatures in the summer, this will be a record value caused by the African anticyclone Cerberus. The authorities have already warned about the risks of heat waves and asked the regions to implement prevention plans. “Do not go outside during the hottest hours and stay hydrated,” the authorities are asking.

The heatwave sweeping southern Europe is expected to last all week. This Tuesday, 20 Italian cities declared a red alert due to the heat. This Wednesday, that number will rise to 23. Temperatures in Rome are expected to reach their highest ever, about four degrees warmer than the 2003 record.

According to the newspaper Le Figaro, this Monday afternoon, only tourists walked the streets of the Italian capital. The Romans preferred to stay at home with their shutters closed and wait for the temperature to drop.

A couple from the north of England, who had been in Rome for a few days, expected the Italian capital to be “hot, but not too hot”. The heat does not change the plans of Jack and Joanna, who have booked excursions “in advance”. “Fortunately, tomorrow we will go to the Vatican Museum, which will definitely be air-conditioned. We will probably look for more closed places, ”said the steam sweating from the heat under the umbrella that served as an umbrella. .

A Chilean couple with two children between the ages of five and ten support the idea of ​​visiting the “essential places” they have booked, but equate the idea of ​​finding “more kid-friendly activities, like a water park around Rome.”