Original title: Britain issued a red warning for extreme high temperature, air and rail travel was disrupted
Due to the damage to the runway caused by the high temperature, flights at Luton Airport in the UK were suspended on the afternoon of the 18th local time. “Engineers were called to the site immediately and repairs are currently underway to resume operations as soon as possible,” the airport said. Luton Airport has only one runway, and some flights that have not yet taken off are being diverted to a nearby airport.
The Royal Air Force has also stopped flights to and from Blaise Norton Air Force Base, the UK’s largest air base, because “the runway has melted,” a military source said.
The railway department informed that most of the routes on the railway network have been limited in speed from noon on the 18th due to the risk of bending of the tracks in the heat, and urged the public to avoid all non-essential travel.
The UK has declared a national emergency and issued its first-ever red alert for extreme heat. In the late afternoon of the 18th, the maximum temperature in some areas will reach around 39 ℃, and the heat wave will peak on the 19th.