“A deadly heatwave named after Dante’s Inferno has claimed its first victim with temperatures soaring closer to an uncomfortable 45C.
The brutal heatwave has caused chaos across Europe and a 44-year-old has since died due to the horror heats which are spreading across the Mediterranean.
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The man died in hospital hours after collapsing, with life-threatening heats now warned of as Brits flock to the Mediterranean to lap up the sun, although the brutal Cerberus weather could prove dangerous.
Cerberus, named after the creature which guards the gates of the underworld in Dante’s first third of The Divine Comedy, is also the name of a sweltering heat weather system in the Sahara.” —Ewan Gleadow, “Deadly heatwave named after Dante’s Inferno claims first victim as locals wilt in 45C,” Daily Star, July 12, 2023 (retrieved November 10, 2023)
