Dangerous, record-high temperatures hit Western Europe, with more to come HEATWAVE2019
LONDON - People across Western Europe are suffering through an intense heat wave this week, with the worst still to come on Thursday , when Britain, France, Germany and the Low Countries are expecting life-threatening, record-breaking temperatures.
Mr René Pierron, 51, a street cleaner at Paris' City Hall, was not so lucky, and said it was extremely difficult to work outdoors under such conditions. In France, a record 80 administrative regions were put on orange alert, the second-highest level of warning, while a drought prompted the government to impose restrictions on water use in 73 regions.
In Portugal, where temperatures reached 37 deg C early in the week, the heat wave fuelled the latest round of devastating forest fires. Over 1,000 fire fighters supported by aircraft and a military unit, battled blazes that started last weekend, consumed about 22,000 acres and injured about 30 people.
Ms Bentley, of the meteorological society, warned that while a country like Britain is not accustomed to heat waves, they could become more common because of the changing climate.
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