Feels like an oven: Balkan countries sizzle in week-long heatwave

National weather services expect temperatures of over 40 degrees in Romania, Serbia and Bosnia this week.

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00:00The Serbian National Weather Service warned on Monday of a week-long heat wave, with temperatures

00:08reaching up to 41 degrees.

00:10They warned the weather would range from dangerous to very dangerous, and that the worst of the

00:15heat wave will hit southern parts of the country.

00:19Residents in Romania are also feeling the heat.

00:22I like the heat, but even so, I think it's too hot.

00:26This year, I couldn't stay outside on the terrace at home, being only in the air-conditioned

00:31area.

00:32I didn't think I would prefer the air-conditioned area in favor of the summer.

00:35A cold orange is in force until Thursday evening, with meteorologists warning that the extreme

00:41heat will last throughout the week.

00:43In Bosnia, a severe heat wave and drought are devastating the corn harvest.

00:49Farmers in the grain hop around Bjeljina estimate between 40 and 60 percent of their

00:54crops have been damaged.

00:59Successive heat waves this year have contributed to triggering fires across the Balkan region

01:04and elsewhere in southern Europe.