Workers struggle in Bucharest as temperatures climb over 40 degrees

Employers have adjusted working hours as the Romania is hit by a red-alert  heatwave in which temperatures will reach 38-39 degrees celsius.

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00:00Workers in Bucharest are cutting their hours short as temperatures are registering 40 degrees

00:05in the shade. Inside restaurant kitchens, the temperatures were significantly higher.

00:11Grillers and roasters are heating the atmosphere to more than 50 degrees Celsius.

00:16Employers have had to take special measures for their workers, such as reducing the working

00:35hours or forcing employees to take longer breaks. Over the last 24 hours, 1,316 people

00:42have called the ambulance for medical support due to heat-related stress.