Heatwave scorches east Europe as Slovakia, Czechia see record temperatures
- Some 130 million people in Central and Eastern Europe endure temperatures above 35C (95F) as heat records set.
- Europe’s deadly heatwave has broken records in the east of the continent, with Czechia and Slovakia recording their highest-ever temperatures, and Ukraine ordering power cuts to deal with the strain.
- Slovakia recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in the village of Turna nad Bodvou, southwest of the country’s second-largest city, Kosice.
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- Some 130 million people in Central and Eastern Europe endure temperatures above 35C (95F) as heat records set.
- Europe’s deadly heatwave has broken records in the east of the continent, with Czechia and Slovakia recording their highest-ever temperatures, and Ukraine ordering power cuts to deal with the strain.
- Slovakia recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in the village of Turna nad Bodvou, southwest of the country’s second-largest city, Kosice.
Sources: Al Jazeera