The Australian authorities have issued an alert due to the intense heat wave that is expected to hit several parts of the country oceanic in the coming days, with temperatures above 40 degrees.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has warned of sweltering temperatures in various regions and has reported that “extreme” and “severe intensity” conditions expected across a large part of Australian territory, including several states in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

The day before some areas had already recorded their hottest days since the devastating fires of the black summer of 2019 and 2020, which burned thousands of hectares of natural vegetation and caused countless material damage.

The authorities have warned that the heat wave has not ended and predict that temperatures for the rest of this week will be between 5 and 12 degrees above average usually recorded at this time of year.

“General temperatures are expected above 40 degrees indoors and eastern Australia over the next few days, with some inland areas reaching 49 degrees,” the state office said in its X account, emphasizing that there are “heat wave warnings in force for many areas” of the country.

The agency also urged caution facing the “danger of extreme fires” in several locations, including the Pilbara and Gascoyne areas of Western Australia.

Likewise, various cities in the state of New South Wales, the most populous in the country, will face this week the highest temperatures in the last four years under “extreme” or extreme conditions. severe heat wave intensity“.

Faced with the phenomenon, the authorities They have asked the population for caution and have recommended that risk groups, such as children, pregnant women and the elderly, take “special care” and watch for symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the scorching situation should last until next Saturday, when temperatures are expected to begin to soften.