Argentina reports heat record – power outage in Buenos Aires (video)

The heat here in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires was best endured motionless in the shade on Tuesday or with regular refreshment. In places over 40 degrees Celsius were measured. Argentina was temporarily – next to Australia – the hottest place on the planet. The power went out around the capital at times, and hundreds of thousands of people had to get by without electricity. “I was born here and I noticed the temperatures have changed. And that’s not what we’re used to. These temperatures get me down. I can’t stand it. I drink gallons of water and then the power cut. I don’t know what to do, “says Marta Lorusso. Meteorologist Lucas Berengua speaks of a possible heat record: “We are experiencing an extreme heat wave. The high temperatures could show historical highs for Argentina. In the north of Patagonia we have up to 26 degrees Celsius, in the province of Buenos Aires up to 43 degrees. And that Temperatures could rise in the rest of the week. ” Experts point to the effects of climate change. In recent years, Argentina has had to deal with forest fires with unusual frequency. The population was asked not to be in the sun between ten in the morning and five in the evening and to drink enough.