Europe’s extreme heatwave intensified on Thursday as authorities across the continent issued warnings, recorded deaths and battled wildfires amid soaring temperatures.

Italy placed all 27 of its major cities under the highest heat alert, a first for 2026, with temperatures nearing 40°C and Italian media linking several recent deaths to the heatwave . Spain’s Agencia Estatal de Meteorología reported temperatures above 35°C in much of the country, with storms expected in the northeast and a wildfire risk rising over the weekend after nearly 180,000 hectares burned this year .

In France, eight departments in the southeast and Corsica remained on orange alert for heat, with Météo France warning of a “very high risk” day in Var . Cyprus issued a yellow warning for inland temperatures hitting 40°C between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. . Latvia’s Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre activated a heat alert for central and eastern regions, including Riga .

Slovenia’s Environment Agency forecast temperatures between 35°C and 39°C, with minimal relief expected as a weak cold front brings only slight cloud cover and a brief cooldown before heat returns . Austria recorded a new temperature high on Wednesday, while Hungary restricted power use amid the heat and drought . In Germany, the Rhine-Palatinate and Saarland regions expected sunny skies with highs of 25°C to 30°C, rising to 28°C–33°C by Saturday .

Belgium’s Royal Meteorological Institute reported a temporary reprieve with temperatures dropping below 25°C on Thursday, though a yellow heat warning was issued for the weekend as highs return to 32°C . Vienna has already recorded 34 tropical nights—where temperatures do not fall below 20°C—this year, triple the 1991–2020 average .

Norway’s Aftenposten cited nearly 10,000 heat-related deaths in Germany and nearly 3,000 in England this summer . In Prague, zoo animals received ice and snow as temperatures approached a national record of 41.5°C . Greece’s National Observatory of Athens recorded winds up to 150 km/h in late July, marking one of the strongest meltemi episodes in 15 years .

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bluesky_AFP English · about 2 hours ago

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cyprus mail · about 2 hours ago

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digi24 · about 2 hours ago

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faz · about 2 hours ago

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yle.fi · about 2 hours ago

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lsm latvia · about 3 hours ago

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die presse · about 3 hours ago

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adevarul · about 4 hours ago

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courrier international · about 4 hours ago

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orf.at · about 6 hours ago

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thejournal · about 8 hours ago