The British Government launched an operation. preventive plan thus public health care (NHS, English) ready to take care of the vulnerable in the face of the strong heat wave will start this Sunday in the UK.
The UK Meteorological Office (Met, in English) has issued a warning until this Sunday and Tuesday. temperature exceeds 38 degrees.
Cabinet Secretary of State Kit Malthouse told the media that the main issue was to “prepare” government services, and that it is essential that people take care of the “most vulnerable groups”.such as children and the elderly.
There’s a “chance” this weekend temperatures reach 40 degreesMalthouse, who attended a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, made up of several members of the government, on Thursday, said it would be a record for assessing authorities’ response to this heatwave. Authorities asked the public to maintain order. high level of hydration, close the curtains at home and stay out of the sun in the middle of the day.
The high temperatures are in response to warm air from southern continental Europe, the Met said.
This office, in a note, will not be limited to the most vulnerable of the population, such as children and the elderly, and that “serious or life-threatening illness“.
High temperatures are expected to cause delays and cancellations of trains or flights.
Source: Informacion
