Temperatures on Friday broke June records in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as the European heat death toll rose in Spain and France and authorities canceled concerts and other public events due to health risks.
Germany The highest ever temperature of 41.3C was previously recorded in the southwestern city of Saarbrรผcken, near the French border, which has seen three days in a row of its highest temperatures this week.
Although France As the heatwave reaches its peak, the health minister said the โemergence of deaths at homeโ was of particular concern.
The World Meteorological Organization warned of โserious consequencesโ for health, ecosystems, agriculture and labor.
Spokeswoman Claire Nullis said: โUnfortunately, weโll have to get used to it.โ
Europeโs deadly June heat wave was slowly moving north and east. Belgian Forecaster David Dehenau unofficially reported that temperatures of 40C were recorded in Kleine Brogel, near the Dutch border.
The maximum temperature of 39.4 degrees was recorded in the south of the country. Dutch province of Limburg. Meanwhile, in United Kingdom the preliminary June record of 37.1ยฐC was recorded in Cavendish in Suffolk.
At least 150 million people on the European continent experienced temperatures above 35C on Friday, according to an estimate by news agency AFP.
Czech Meteorologists believe the 2012 record temperature of 40.4C could be broken on Saturday. Austrian Forecasters believe the national record will be set on Sunday. Balkan The countries are also experiencing extreme heat, with Serbia forecast to reach temperatures of up to 39ยฐC over the weekend.
IN SwitzerlandThe Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors offline on Friday as temperatures in the Aare River reached 25C, considered too high to cool the reactors sufficiently.