The Forestry Department also urged the public to be especially cautious during their outings
A yellow warning for extreme maximum temperature has been issued by the Meteorological Department for Wednesday. The warning will be in effect from 11:00 am to 1700pm local time, according to which the maximum temperature inland is expected to reach around 41 degrees Celsius.
The Forestry Department has also issued a press release noting the risk of forest fires igniting and spreading on Wednesday will be at a “red alert” level.
