British holidaymakers have been given warnings about travelling to Cyprus after temperatures rocketed to a sweltering 57C, according to street thermometers.One car thermometer in Nicosia even registered 63C as an outside temperature, with the heat being so extreme that steering wheels have started to melt and one resident put her iPhone in the fridge to keep it working.Tourists have been warned to avoid being out in the sun during midday heat and to spend their time in the shade. British holidaymakers have been given warnings about travelling to Cyprus after temperatures rocket to a sweltering 57CMany people in Cyprus have taken to social media to share their heatwave experiences.One Twitter user shared a picture of temperature-recording devices in the street showing highs of 57C.Speaking to the Mirror, the ABTA Travel Association said: 'These are the temperatures you usually associate with places like Iraq.'We would advise people to avoid the beaches at midday when the sun is at it hottest.

Watch what the locals do and spend lunchtime in the shade.'They also advised tourists to drink lots of water, take advantage of the hotel's air conditioning and use a high factor suntan lotion.Although hot conditions are usually the norm in August in Cyprus, the Met Office told the paper that the country was experiencing even hotter temperatures than usual due to a heatwave in the Middle East.Cyprus's Department of Meteorology issued an orange warning, which means dangerous weather.Typically the average August temperature for the country is between 30 and 40C. Tourists have been warned to avoid being out in the sun during midday heat, and to spend their time in the shade Twitter user Megan Smith said: 'I don't understand why it's still so hot! feel like I can't escape the heat #CyprusHeatwave.' Meanwhile Marios Karatzias wrote: 'Heat wave #Cyprus and my #iphone refuses to operate! A few mins in the fridge solved the problem.'   Yesterday BGN News reported that a four-day work ban, starting next week, will be observed between midday and 4pm.

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