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Amber heat health alert issued for parts of England as new heatwave nears
The alert warns of higher death risk for vulnerable people and significant pressure on health and social care services as temperatures climb into the mid-30s.
- The UK Health Security Agency issued an amber heat-health alert for London, the South East, South West, and East of England from midday Thursday, June 18, until 8pm on Tuesday, June 23.
- Forecasters anticipate temperatures climbing above 30C by Friday, with the Met Office warning of a heatwave more severe than the record-breaking conditions last month, when 35.1C was recorded at Kew Gardens.
- Dr. Agostinho Sousa, head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at UKHSA, urged health services to prepare and reminded people to check on elderly relatives, particularly those over 65 or women over 75.
- Health and social care services face "significant impacts," including staffing issues and a potential rise in deaths, as conditions turn "humid and muggy" through the weekend.
- Warm conditions persist through early next week, with the Met Office warning that high humidity could spark thunderstorms across central, southern, and south-east England as temperatures potentially reach 33C by Monday.
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Government issues amber health alerts for millions facing 30C plus this week
Millions of Brits are being warned to prepare for a spell of dangerously hot weather worse than the May heatwave, with government health alerts coming into force this evening and lasting until Monday
·London, United Kingdom
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