Europe heat wave reaches Türkiye, raising temperatures, forest fire risk

Extreme Heat Grips Eastern Europe After Records Fall in Germany

Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the spread of wildfires.

The deadly heatwave that’s set temperature records across western Europe for more than a week has shifted east to scorch Hungary, Romania and the Balkans.

Elsewhere, emergency crews were also working to control fires sparked over the weekend but none was considered life-threatening.