48 ° C!
Tunis had never recorded such a temperature.
A heat wave hit Tunisia where temperature records were recorded Tuesday by the National Meteorological Institute, especially in the north and center of the country.
The previous record, in the Tunisian capital, dates back to 1982: it was 46.8 ° C.
Read also The disturbing figures of a suffocating planet
Temperatures climbed 9 to 15 degrees above seasonal norms, especially in the north and center-east, according to the Institute which predicts a "gradual drop" in temperature from Thursday.
Temperature records were also recorded on Sunday in the south of the country, reaching 48.5 ° C.
بداية انخفاض في الحرارة ببعض الولايات .. ومبدئيا 3 أرقام قياسية مسجلة 49 بتونس قرطاج 48 ببنزرت و 47 بالمنستير ..
تنتظرنا ليلة حارة ايضا حيث تكون الحرارة بين 31 و 38 درجة ...
ربي يلطف بينا .. pic.twitter.com/dRKM1RDIpF
- National Institute of Meteorology Tunisia (@meteo_tn) August 10, 2021
On its official Facebook page, the Ministry of Health has advised citizens not to go out during the hottest hours, calling on them to hydrate regularly.
For its part, the Ministry of Agriculture has encouraged breeders and farmers to take precautionary measures to limit the impact of the heatwave, in particular on poultry and crops.
In neighboring Algeria, the heatwave has fueled about fifty fires since Monday evening, having several 7 dead.
Three people, suspected of having started some of these fires, were also arrested.
Morocco, faced with an unprecedented heatwave, had also recorded temperature records.
