Tuesday became the hottest day in the history of Great Britain. Even before noon on Tuesday in the county of Surrei, the air temperature reached 39.1 ° C, having broken the previous record (38.7 ° C in 2019 in Cambridge). Later, a temperature of 40.2 ° C was recorded in Khitrov, BBC reports.
weather forecasters warn that air temperature can reach 42 degrees Celsius. The southeastern regions of England will feel especially strongly the heat.
Due to the abnormal heat, interruptions in the railway are observed. Trains run at low speed because the rails can bend due to high temperature. Kings Cross London Station, one of the most loaded railway nodes of the country, is empty. Several railway lines and highways were closed, reports Guardian.
On July 18, Luton Airport 48 km from London covered the runway for several hours due to the fact that it began to melt. BBC BBC air base in Oxfordshire was also closed.
Many institutions, including hospitals, faced the problem of lack of air conditioners. Dozens of schools closed, some educational institutions decided to reduce the number of classes (summer holidays in England schools begin in the last week of July).