The runway of the British airport melted due to the intense heat
All records were broken in the heatwave in the UK, Luton Airport had to be closed to flights
The runway of the British airport melted due to the extreme heat, all records of extreme heat in Britain were broken, the runway of Luton Airport had to be closed for flights. According to the report of the British news agency Daily Mail, the runway of Luton Airport in the United Kingdom melted due to extreme heat, after which the airport was closed for flights.
According to the Daily Mail, all records for the heat wave in Britain have been broken. Apart from Luton Airport, the runway of an airport used by the British Air Force was also reported to have melted. In this regard, according to the BBC report, Luton Airport's runway was repaired on an emergency basis and the airport was reopened for flights.
A section of Luton Airport's runway was affected and was repaired in a short time. On the other hand, according to foreign media reports, the heatwave is continuing across Europe, including the United Kingdom. The temperature in the United Kingdom is expected to reach 41 to 43 degrees Celsius on July 19. According to foreign media, the temperature in some countries of Europe reached 47 degrees Celsius, the authorities have instructed people to stay in cool places and not to leave their homes unnecessarily.
Train companies have suspended services at various locations in the UK after extreme heat was predicted, and schools were also closed early due to the predicted heat wave. It has been reported that apart from Great Britain, other European countries are also under the influence of record-breaking heat wave. Forest fires in France, Portugal, and Spain have erupted due to extreme heat. 75 thousand acres of forests in Portugal and 22 thousand acres in France have been engulfed in fire, thousands of people have started moving from the affected areas, while efforts to extinguish the fire are also ongoing.