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The death toll from a European heat wave rose in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday in Spain and France, and authorities canceled concerts and other public events due to health risks.
Germany A maximum temperature of 41.3C was temporarily recorded in the southwestern town of Saarbrucken, just over the French border.
even if of France The heat wave has reached its peak, Health Minister Stephanie Rust said, adding that “deaths at home” were of particular concern.
World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Claire Nullis warned of “major impacts” on health, ecology, agriculture and labour: “Unfortunately we have to get used to it.”
Europe’s deadly June heat has slowly moved north and east, and Belgium Forecaster David Dehenau has officially announced that 40C was recorded in Klein Brogel, near the Dutch border.
In the southern part, the highest temperature was recorded at 39.4C Dutch Province of Limburg. Meanwhile at UK A temporary June record of 37.1C was set at Cavendish in Suffolk.
At least 150 million people across Europe were exposed to temperatures above 35C on Friday, according to estimates by the Agence France-Presse news agency.
Czech Meteorologists believe the 2012 record temperature of 40.4C could be broken on Saturday. Austrian Forecasters believe that the national record will fall on Sunday. The Balkans With up to 39C forecast in Serbia at the weekend, countries are also seeing extreme heat.
in SwitzerlandThe Beznau nuclear power station shut down both of its grid reactors on Friday because temperatures in the Ar River reached 25C, which is considered too high to cool the reactors sufficiently.
