JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated with all Indonesian Representatives in Europe, when the Blue Continent was hit by a heat wave.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a post on the social media X revealed that at least 1,300 people have died due to the heat wave that has occurred in Europe since June 21.
Director of Indonesian Citizen Protection of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heni Hamidah, said that his party had coordinated with the Indonesian Representative in Europe.
"We have coordinated with our representatives there. So far, there have been no Indonesian citizens affected or victims of the heatwave," said Heni in a press statement in Jakarta, Wednesday (1/7).
Although there have been no reports of Indonesian citizens affected, the Indonesian Representative opened a communication channel and provided guidance to Indonesian citizens in Europe.
"All representatives in Europe opened a hotline and conveyed to Indonesian citizens to be vigilant so as not to be affected by the heatwave," said Heni.
Quoted from Anadolu, the WHO chief said Europe is now the continent with the fastest warming in the world.
The temperature is rising twice as fast as the global average. Currently, around 150 million people in Europe live under extreme hot weather.
Tedros called heat stress a silent killer. This term refers to a condition when the body has difficulty controlling temperature due to excessive exposure to heat.
He warned that climate change was making heat waves that used to be rare now come more often.
"Driven by climate change and global warming, heat waves that used to be called once in a generation now happen almost every year. We have been warned," said Tedros.
According to Tedros, WHO is working with member states and partners to strengthen preparedness for extreme heat. The focus includes prevention and health system response.
A number of European countries recorded record temperatures, including Denmark (37°C for the first time since 1874), the Czech Republic (above 40°C for the first time, namely 40.6°C), and Germany (a record high temperature of 41.5°C, with a night temperature of 39.5°C).
As the heat wave moves towards northeastern Europe, the governments of France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Hungary have announced the highest state of alert due to the hot weather.
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