A yellow heat warning is in place in Salford as the UK experiences its third heatwave of the summer.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow heat health alert for the North West with temperatures expected to climb above 30C at the end of the week.
The warning, which came into force on Monday, is due to remain in place until 9pm on Sunday 12 July.
The yellow health warning means that the weather is likely to affect vulnerable groups.
The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is warning of “significant impacts” on health and social care services.
These include a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, increased demand on health and social care services and heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services.
The health agency also warned that another heatwave may put vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings at risk due to their homes overheating.
Their fresh alert comes after last month’s sweltering heatwave, during which the Met Office issued an orange health warning for Salford.
Elsewhere, a rare red alert was put in place for southern parts of the country as unprecedented weather conditions reached the shores.
The UK set a provisional June temperature record of 37.7C in Lingwood in Norfolk, according to the Met Office.
It beats the previous June record for the UK of 35.6C dating back to 1976 by more than 2C.
Such records have usually been broken by only a fraction of a degree in the past.
