UK tourists flying to Greece and Turkey have been warned “this has never happened before”. British holidaymakers have been warned over a “history-making” heatwave sweeping the holiday hotspots, sending temperatures up to 43C.
The high temperatures have also been felt in Cyprus. Meteorologist Panos Giannopoulos told the Greek state television channel, ERT: “This heatwave will go down in history. In the 20th century, we never had a heatwave before June 19. We have had several in the 21st century, but none before June 15.”
In Turkey, temperatures have also soared to between 8 and 12 degrees above the norm for this time of year. The unseasonal heatwave, caused by southerly winds bringing heat and dust from North Africa, has…