Moldovan meteorologists announce yellow code of heat for upcoming period

Chisinau, 20 July /MOLDPRES/ – The State Hydrometeorological Service (SHS) announced for 20-24 July the Yellow Code of hot weather on the whole territory of Moldova.

According to meteorologists, after a relatively cool week, temperatures in the next few days will exceed 33ºC. The hottest will be in the southern area of Moldova, where the thermometers will indicate in the weekend over 36ºC. At night, temperatures will vary 16-23ºC.

Also, from Sunday, 23 July, the weather will be accompanied throughout Moldova by rainfalls with electric discharge. The rain and the rainy weather will characterize the weekend and the beginning of the following week, until Wednesday, 26 July.

The civil protection and exceptional situations service (SPCSE) warns the population of the risks that may arise in the hot days. In this respect, rescuers urge people to be careful when they go to recreation areas, opt for bathing in water basins with rescue stations, and strictly monitor minors. Under high temperature conditions, the risk of fire extinction increases significantly. On it, firefighters recommend that citizens respect fire safety rules, especially when cleaning up households. The SPCSE also warns owners and administrators of cereal crops to monitor their condition, as a simple fire source can cause large bonfires.

During this period, several anti-heat tents will be reinstalled in more districts of Moldova, which will operate on hot days.

Similarly, the veterinary inspectors warn the population that during this period it is an increased risk of food poisoning and recommend buying products only from authorized shops and keeping them at the right temperature and conditions.

According to specialists, the Yellow Code provides conditions of potentially dangerous weather (floods, electric discharges, wind intensities, high or low temperatures, risk of flow increases and levels in rivers and tributaries, etc.), meteorological phenomena that are common in Moldova, but temporarily can become dangerous for certain socio-economic activities.

(Reporter L. Grubii, editor L. Alcaza)