Watch: Dozens of people have been hit by giant spiked hailstones

Car hit by hail in northern Italy Photo: Twitter

Regional President Luca Zaia declared a state of emergency in the affected areas and said more than 110 people were injured in total.

the weather that hit our mountainous areas has now also hit the plains,” he said.

Italian news channel Sky TG24 reported that a 53-year-old man died while biking in a storm that started on Wednesday when his wife, who was riding behind the couple’s car, ran over him.

The hailstones that hit northern Italy were up to 10 cm in diameter. Photo: Twitter/zaiapresidente

Events took place in the south of Italy earlier this week, when temperatures of up to 44°C were recorded in Sicily.

The capital city of Rome reportedly hit a new record high temperature of 41.8C on Tuesday.

Public health warnings to protect children, the elderly and people with health concerns remain in place in many areas.

Dramatic weather patterns continue to impact large swaths of Europe as Greece struggles to contain a wildfire west of Athens that scorched forest areas for the fifth day on Friday as another wave broke out in the country heat.

Firefighters, supported by aerial bombers and reinforcements from Cyprus, France, Israel and Italy, tried to put out the flames, which burned houses and evacuated local residents.

“We continue to put out the fire west of Athens. We are concerned about the re-ignition,” said a fire department spokesman.

“A very difficult three-day period”

More than 100 properties have been severely damaged by a wildfire and another near the Greek capital that was extinguished earlier this week.

Climate Crisis Minister Vassilis Kikilias urged people to remain vigilant. The risk of wildfires will remain high in the coming days, and further heat waves are predicted after the previous heat wave.

“We are having a very difficult three-day period, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with extreme weather conditions and very high temperatures accompanied by strong winds,” the minister said, adding that after a short respite, a new heat wave is expected from the middle of next week. Polis will be closed from 12:00 to 17:30 local time until July 23.

The Mediterranean, as well as North America, Asia and North Africa, are expected to continue to experience heat waves next month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.

«We should expect, or at least plan for, these extreme heatwaves to continue through August,» John Nair told Reuters Mr., WMO Senior Adviser on Extreme Heat.

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