Lisbon on ‘red’ alert as temperatures soar

Lisbon on ‘red’ alert as temperatures soar FMTNews FMTWorld

LISBON: The Portuguese state weather agency on Friday put the capital Lisbon on high weather alert for the weekend, with temperatures expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius on the last day of Pope Francis’ visit.

The Mass will be celebrated on the riverside Parque Tejo, a large, shadowless outdoor area, and authorities said over 1 million people would attend. The weather agency IPMA issued a “red” alert for Lisbon between 10am and 6pm due to “persistence of extremely” high temperatures. The Sunday Mass will last two hours from 9am to 11am.

Bracing for a sweltering weekend, worried faithful taking part in a Via Crucis , which retraces the last hours in Jesus’ life, called for action to tackle climate change.

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