Dozens die in Balkan heatwave 巴尔干热浪使数十人死亡

Athens may be hit with rotting rubbish as well as heat

腐烂的垃圾可能会与暴热一起席卷雅典

A heatwave scorching the Balkan region this week has killed dozens of people and put the region's emergency services on full alert.

In Croatia, some 40 people died of heart attacks caused by the heat in its four major cities while hundreds more were hospitalized with serious health problems, a local daily said.

Greece is facing its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperature expected to hit 44 C (111 F).

The heatwave has been blamed on masses of hot air from the Sahara Desert moving north.

似乎要将巴尔干地区烤焦了的热浪本周已使数十人丧生，本地区应急部门都进入紧急状态。

一家地方报纸说，在克罗地亚，4大主要城市有40人左右死于酷热引起的心脏病，另有成千上百的人因严重的健康问题住进医院。

周四，克罗地亚面临今年的最高温－据预测将达44C(111 F)。

这场热浪归罪于从撒哈拉沙漠向北袭来的大量热空气。