The expert stressed on X that the ITH index ensures that the west and south coast of Uruguay already presents “emergency conditions”.

Regarding the ITH, Bidegain assured that the rest of the regional nations are in “dangerous conditions due to high temperatures and thermal sensations”.

The Climate Director at the National Institute of Meteorology (INUMET), Néstor Santayana, explained in a TV interview that the heat will continue in the next seven or eight days.

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