Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave lingers

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Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave lingers

STORY: Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave lingers DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Jordan 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMMED AL-SHAKER, Director of ArabiaWeather weather forecast company 3. various of street view in Jordan STORYLINE: Jordan's Health Ministry on Sunday warned of high temperatures as a dry heatwave will continue to affect the country for at least two days, advising the public to avoid sunlight exposure. The elderly, children, and those with chronic diseases should be particularly careful about the health risks posed by the boiling heat, it warned in a statement. Meanwhile, Jordan Meteorological Department said the ongoing heatwave is rising temperatures by 7 to 8 degrees Celsius above the averages and is forecasted not to ease before Wednesday, state-run Petra news agency reported. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMMED AL-SHAKER, Director of ArabiaWeather weather forecast company "The current heatwave

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