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...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNINGTHROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108possible.* WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware, northeastMaryland, and southern New Jersey.* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly duringextreme heat and high humidity events.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Carinteriors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.&&
A man a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young man cools off in the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A child plays next to a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries plastic bags walking by a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP
Authorities in Western Balkan countries are warning citizens to be cautious, drink water and avoid sunshine as an early heat wave this summer gripped the region, sending temperatures soaring to nearly 40 degrees Celsius
A man a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young man cools off in the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A child plays next to a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries plastic bags walking by a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities in Western Balkan countries warned citizens Friday to be cautious, drink water and avoid sunshine during an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit.)
“Don’t stay in the sun between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.,” warned Serbia’s Public Health Institute in its instructions to citizens. “If you must go out, please take a bottle of water along.”
Meteorologists say the heat in the region this week came from Africa, carrying sand particles that created a cloud-like layer dimming the skyline.
The sweltering heat was the worst in big cities, where concrete sizzled even in the evening, and where nights offered no respite as temperatures remained above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit.)
While hot summers are normal in the Balkans, temperatures don't reach such heights in mid-June, prompting weather alerts and warnings.
Earlier this week, authorities in North Macedonia imposed emergency measures through to Sunday, after which the heat is expected to relent.
Belgrade resident Milos Jeftovic said he is following the instructions and taking every opportunity to stay near the Serbian capital's two rivers. Authorities, he said, should have reduced working hours and parked water tankers in the city streets.
“Personally, I don't have a problem ... but this is not OK, temperatures are above acceptable (levels),” said Jeftovic.
Weather warnings were also issued in neighboring Croatia, a tourism hotspot, where the heat wave is set to peak on Friday ahead of an expected change of weather on the weekend that could trigger storms.
Montenegrin state RTCG television said that though the citizens of the country's capital of Podgorica are used to very high temperatures, some complained they started too early. One man told the TV station, “I really don't know what we are going to do.”
Experts say that extreme weather conditions are also triggered by climate change.
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