People have also been advised in the 134 degree Fahrenheit weather not to leave newspapers or other documents on their car dashboards, for fear that they will burst in flames.
Even higher temperatures–63 Celsius, or 145 Fahrenheit–were reported in Nicosia, the capital of the island.
The U.K. Met Office issued a warning to British travelers in or headed to the region, noting that the heatwave is hitting different parts of the Middle East and Mediterranean. » | Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | Friday, August 7, 2015
