More than 1,300 deaths in Europe amid heatwave: What can countries do?
- Temperatures in Europe have hit a new high this summer, with hotter early-summer heatwaves resulting in illness, excessive deaths and the collapse of infrastructure.
- On Sunday, temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions of the continent, including in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, impacting transport services.
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- Temperatures in Europe have hit a new high this summer, with hotter early-summer heatwaves resulting in illness, excessive deaths and the collapse of infrastructure.
- On Sunday, temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions of the continent, including in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, impacting transport services.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records setlist 2 of 3‘London cooking’: Why can’t the UK cope with the heat; when will it adapt?list 3 of 3Amid the heatwave, Europe
Sources: Al Jazeera