BBCNEWS BBC News August 12, 2021 14:54:00
Of sicily, registered 48.8 degrees celsius yesterday. it has yet to be verified. here's richard galpin. here in southern sicily it's only 9:45am in the morning but the temperature is already 38 celsius. and it's continuing to rise, hitting 47 degrees, and then 48.8 by early afternoon. this reported to be the highest temperature ever recorded in europe, beating the previous record of 48.5 celsius, which had stood since 1977. the searing heat sparking wildfires across the region and other parts of southern italy. firefighters have been trying to battle the blazes day and night in many parts of s...