Sicily temperatures near 49C in possible European record as Italy battles blazes

Name: Sicily temperatures near 49C in possible European record as Italy battles blazes
Uploaded: 2021-08-12T10:06:44+00:00
Duration: 1 min 21 s
Description: Italian firefighters continued to battle blazes in Sicily as temperatures reached what may possibly be a record high in Europe.The region's agriculture-meteorological information service (SIAS) reported that the temperature rose to 48.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon. Fires ravaged southern Italy, burning thousands of acres of land and killing a man in his home.

Issued on: 12/08/2021 - 12:06

Italian firefighters continued to battle blazes in Sicily as temperatures reached what may possibly be a record high in Europe.The region's agriculture-meteorological information service (SIAS) reported that the temperature rose to 48.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon. Fires ravaged southern Italy, burning thousands of acres of land and killing a man in his home.