BUDAPEST, July 14, 2010 (AFP) - Hungarian authorities issued a heatwave warning Wednesday, advising people to drink plenty of water and avoid going out with temperatures set to soar above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) later this week. The head of the ANTSZ public health service Judit Paller said that children and the elderly in particularly should drink plenty, with the heatwave alert not expected to be lifted until Sunday at the earliest. In Budapest, where the thermometers measured 35 degrees Celsius in the shade, bottles of water were being handed out to pedestrians and car drivers at major road intersections. Hungary experienced a severe heatwave three years ago with temperatures reaching a record 41.9 degrees in the south of the country on July 20, 2007.
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