Acute danger – Foreign Office with information for a number of vacation regions

Hot and dry. Therefore, The extreme weather with heat wave is burdening nature and the environment across Europe. Meanwhile, The danger is real, especially in vacation regions.

Kassel – summer is there – and how! Furthermore, The temperatures only shot up over June. Consequently, In Germany, the 40-degree mark was cracked in places. Consequently, And in the southern European holiday regions. Meanwhile, the heat situation is even more dramatic: at 46 degrees, the hottest Juni day of weather records was measured in Spain. Moreover,

Heat. extreme drought: acute danger – foreign office risk of forest fire at a maximum level – a number of fire on the Mediterranean Sea

The extreme heat is currently pairing with enormous drought. The German Weather Service (DWD) has set the risk of forest fire at maximum level 5. the first counties forbid the water withdrawal from streams, rivers or ponds.

Here, too, the situation in southern Europe is even more explosive. In Croatia it burned repeatedly on the Adriatic coast. in Greece there were entire islands on flames and in France a campsite had to be evacuated due to fire.

Information from the Federal Foreign Office: acute danger – foreign office Heavy Risk in Italy. Croatia, Greece and other holiday countries

There is always the risk to forest and bush fires on vacation in Italy, Croatia, Greece, France or other European Mediterranean countries. The Federal Foreign Office also warns of travel and security information for various countries.

“Especially in the summer months in Italy. bush and forest fires occur again and again due to the prevailing climatic conditions,” says the boot state, for example. The Federal Foreign Office writes to Spain: “Especially in the summer months. there are always more large bush and forest fires on the mainland and on the islands. In this case, impairment of the infrastructure must also be expected in tourism areas.”

Such. similar information is advertised for:

• Italy
• Spain
• Portugal
• Greece
• Croatia
• France
• Türkiye
• Cyprus

Special caution in the event of heat in Greece: Foreign Office with an urgent recommendation

Special care also acute danger – foreign office applies to great heat on vacation in Greece. “There is special caution. especially for infants, children, seniors and people who suffer from chronic diseases of the airways, cardiovascular etc. It was only in the summer of 2024 at least five tourists died at a heat wave in Greece.

Countries outside of Europe are also not spared from the dangers in hot summer. For example, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand also regularly fight with large fires.

The bitter weather forecast: the temperatures go back slightly at the beginning of July, but only briefly. Then the next heat wave is imminent, there is a risk of the hottest summer of all time in Germany. (moe)