Classes suspended in Asia due to heat wave

by times news cr

2024-04-30 10:56:52

Some countries like Filipinas They ordered the closure of schools and other populations, such as Bangladesh, began to pray to invoke the rain, in the face of a heat wave that overwhelms the Southeast Asia.

April, at the beginning of spring, is one of the hottest months in this part of the world, but this year, temperatures have broken records due to the phenomenon of The boy.

The impact of heat waves is increasing in Asia, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) noted this week. Philippine authorities advised the population to stay at home. In addition, nearly 7 thousand schools suspended classes.

In Thailand, authorities asked residents to stay at home due to a heat index that they called “extremely dangerous.”

The worst is yet to come. Temperatures could rise even higher in this huge and touristy metropolis of 10 million population.

In Bangladesh, thousands of Muslim worshipers went to mosques to pray for rain. In the countryside, schools remain closed until the end of the month. Temperatures in the country reached more than 42 °C last week. /AFP

2024-04-30 10:56:52

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