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Hungary issues heat alert until midnight on Friday
Temperatures higher than average may even put healthy individuals under stress and trigger health problems.
Temperatures higher than average may even put healthy individuals under stress and trigger health problems.
The heat alert comes with advice to drink plenty, avoid sun between 11am and 3pm and to protect the skin.
A new heat record of 40 C was measured in Fülöpháza, in central Hungary, on Thursday.
Heat alerts are issued when the medium temperature is 27 degrees Celsius or above for at least three consecutive days.