40도 폭염에 술 판매 금지…물놀이에 얼음 간식까지 동물들도 '헉헉' [MBN 뉴스센터]

【 Anchor Comment 】 Scorching heat has returned to Europe, where an unprecedented May heatwave claimed the lives of seven people. To prevent large-scale casualties, France banned alcohol consumption at street festivals, and outdoor World Cup cheering events were canceled in Spain. Reporter Yoon Gil-hwan reports. 【 Reporter 】 This is the Colosseum tourist site in Rome, Italy. Tourists constantly fan themselves and even stand right in front of powerful fans emitting water mist, but it is no match for the sweltering heat. ▶ Interview: Tourist in Rome, Italy "The weather is truly suffocating. It's so hot; it feels like the heat is sticking to my skin. What do I need to survive? (Water)." In France, where suffocating heat has persisted, there are also frequent instances of tourists abandoning outdoor activities and turning their steps indoors. ▶ Interview: Tourist in Paris, France "I plan to go to an indoor museum this afternoon because it's so hot. There are many places giving out water, but the lines are really, really long." France, which issued the highest-level red heatwave alert for nearly half of the country's administrative districts due to abnormal weather, has banned the sale of alcohol at street festivals. In Italy, sweltering temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius have been forecast for the first time this year, and in Spain, where a heatwave of 44 degrees is predicted, outdoor World Cup cheering areas were closed. The scorching heat in Europe is also a state of emergency for animals. At the Berlin Zoo in Germany, water is sprayed on animals all day long to prevent heat damage, and frozen ice treats have even appeared. ▶ Interview: Hansa Lunge / German Tourist "It was fish frozen whole along with fruit and vegetables. The bears must have liked the smell because they threw it into the water and jumped right in." The heatwave sweeping across Europe is expected to reach its peak on Monday, the 22nd, local time. This is Yoon Gil-hwan from MBN News. [ [email protected] ] Video Editing: Lee Woo-joo Graphics: Choi Ji-hoon, Park Young-jae #MBN #EuropeHeatwave #AlcoholBan #AnimalsOnEmergency #ReporterYoonGilHwan Copyright MBN. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI learning are prohibited. ☞ Subscribe to MBN YouTube ☞ https://goo.gl/6ZsJGT 📢 MBN YouTube Community https://www.youtube.com/user/mbn/comm... MBN Facebook   / mbntv   MBN Instagram   / mbn_news