Extreme heatwave spreads across Europe causing record temperatures and deaths
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European residents and national weather services
Europe (Germany, France, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Spain, Belgium)
June 28, 2026
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Record temperatures exceeding 40C recorded in Germany, Czechia, Poland, and Hungary. Over 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of 35C or higher. France reports over 1,000 provisional heat-related deaths; Spain reports at least 327. Violent storms and fires reported in Germany, France, and Belgium.
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