Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Balkan countries are seeing extreme heat too, with up to 39C forecast in Serbia over the weekend. In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors off grid on Friday because the temperature in the River Aare reached 25C. It is the fastest warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.The extreme heat led to a Eurostar rail service from Cologne to Paris breaking down east of Brussels with about 400 people on board on Friday morning.
- ▪Balkan countries are seeing extreme heat too, with up to 39C forecast in Serbia over the weekend.
- ▪In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors off grid on Friday because the temperature in the River Aare reached 25C.
- ▪It is the fastest warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.The extreme heat led to a Eurostar rail service from Cologne to Paris breaking down east of Brussels with about
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Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public eventsImage source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Extreme temperatures were recorded across Germany, but Saarbrücken saw the highest ByPaul KirbyEurope digital editorPublished26 June 2026Updated 3 minutes agoTemperatures broke June records in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday as the death toll from Europe's heatwave climbed in Spain and France and authorities cancelled concerts and other public events because of health risks.Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C was recorded provisionally in the south-western city of Saarbrücken, just over the border from France, which this week endured its hottest temperatures three days in a row.Although France's heatwave has peaked, its health minister said the…
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