Czechia recorded an all-time high of 41.9°C in Doksany on Sunday, while Germany reached 41.7°C in Coschen—breaking the previous day’s 41.5°C record—and Poland surpassed its 1921 record with 40.5°C in Słubice; Hungary also broke its date record at 40.7°C. Over 191 million people in Europe were exposed to at least 35°C, wildfires broke out on ammunition-contaminated forest in eastern Germany and forced evacuation of 650 residents in Traisen, and Deutsche Bahn advised against non-essential travel. The heat arrived as forecast two days earlier, and France has already recorded over 1,000 excess deaths from the heatwave, with Spain reporting at least 327 heat-linked fatalities.
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The heat arrived as forecast two days earlier, and France has already recorded over 1,000 excess deaths from the heatwave, with Spain reporting at least 327 heat-linked fatalities.