Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level
Météo-France said the average minimum temperature reached 22C on Wednesday night. "We must not believe ourselves to be invulnerable," he told French TV. The previous record dated back to 2022.The region's intensive care units were "saturated," he warned.
- ▪Météo-France said the average minimum temperature reached 22C on Wednesday night.
- ▪"We must not believe ourselves to be invulnerable," he told French TV.
- ▪The previous record dated back to 2022.The region's intensive care units were "saturated," he warned.
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Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest levelImage source, Getty ImagesByPaul Kirby, Europe digital editor and Laura GozziPublished7 minutes agoHeatwave conditions that have left Spain, France and the UK sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the Czech Republic warning of extreme conditions.Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some western and south-western areas on Thursday, and across the country on Friday.
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