Meanwhile in the rest of the world …
United States Temperature hits 48.8C in South Dakota, 46C inCalifornia. Hundreds of thousands are left without power asair-conditioners overload the electricity grid. At least 10 suspected heat-related deaths are reported.
Canada Temperature tops 34C in Toronto. Extreme health alert issued;city officials believe there is a 90% chance of heat-related deaths.Municipal swimming pools are kept open late into the night.
France Temperature tops 38C in Bordeaux and 39C in Paris. France’smain electricity provider has to buy power from abroad as the nationalgrid strains in the heat. Production curtailed at nuclear power plants because of a shortage of cold water used in cooling. Four gianthumidifiers are placed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower to spray watervapour on passersby. At least 40 believed dead, including a15-month-old baby.
Germany Temperature reaches 39C in Berlin. The Unterweser nuclearplant reduces output by 30% due to a lack of cold water. Two deathsdue to suspected heat-related causes.
Spain Temperature reaches 40C. Two new victims of the heatwave reported last week, including a Barcelona sunbather and a man workingin a greenhouse on the south coast. Six dead from the heatwave so far.
Netherlands Temperature tops 37C. A four-day walking event iscancelled in Nijmegen after two participants die in the heat and 30 are hospitalised.
Poland Temperatures up to 35C. Members of the ruling Conservativeparty prepare to pray for rain.
Czech Republic Temperature over 35C in Prague. The famous medievalclock in the centre of the city is running slow because of the heat, officials announce.
Denmark Temperature hits 33.5C. Police report a spate of thefts,prompted by house owners leaving doors and windows open to cope withthe heat. There is an increase in complaints about public sex on beaches.
Austria Temperature reaches 36C. Barbecues are banned from publicareas to prevent forest fires. A German truck driver dies fromheat-related causes.
Italy Temperature reaches 39C in Florence. Italy’s largest river, the Po, shrinks to its lowest level sincerecords began. Emergency workers in Rome hand out water to peoplestanding in queues outside museums and galleries or waiting in the sunto catch their bus. One worker in Sardinia collapses and dies of heat-related causes.
Bosnia Temperature reaches 41C. A series of fires break out, promptingfirefighters to ask the army for helicopter assistance.
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