00:00I think it's really important that we deal today with the situation that we're in right now and we
00:06focus on making sure that we have the serious incidents under control across the country and
00:12those incidents are under control but we need to have a very close watching brief on that situation
00:18as well as then providing support to residents who might be vulnerable in this moment in time
00:26particularly elderly elderly people there have been a significant number of excess deaths from
00:33heat this summer already and we need to make sure that advice gets out to stay hydrated to help people
00:40to be hydrated so that figure doesn't rise any further but the bigger questions obviously will
00:47come at the right the right moment in time but I have said that we've all but confirmed or had
00:53it
00:53confirmed that this is the hottest summer on record and as we go through it we need to realize that
01:01these conditions could be with us for some weeks yet there is some rain forecast but not necessarily
01:09rain that will change the situation fundamentally so we are looking at a dry prospect going forward
01:15and we need to now really follow the advice work to support each other and particularly consider
01:21that fire risk in outdoor areas
01:23that fire risk in outdoor areas
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