Europe's heatwave continues, causing hundreds of deaths and new temperature records
Europe's severe heatwave persists, with Spain reporting nearly 900 heat-related deaths and France recording 1,000 excess fatalities. The extreme weather has moved eastward, prompting red warnings in several countries, while Germany set a new national temperature record.
Europe continues to experience a severe heatwave, with new reports detailing its impact. Spain recorded nearly 900 heat-related deaths, and its June average temperature of 23.2°C marked the second hottest June since 1961. In France, approximately 1,000 excess deaths were reported between June 24 and 26. The World Health Organization estimates over 1,300 heat-related fatalities across Europe since June 21. The extreme weather has now shifted eastward, prompting red warnings for intense heat in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia. Germany also registered a new national temperature record of 41.7°C on June 28 in Coschen, Brandenburg.
Sources: Forbes Ukraine, Радіо Свобода, Громадське
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Earlier coverage
- Jun 30, 2026, 07:00 PM UTCFrance's Green party initiates no-confidence vote over heatwave response
- Jun 30, 2026, 07:00 AM UTCEurope's extreme heatwave shifts east, causing further impacts
- Jun 29, 2026, 10:00 AM UTCEurope's heatwave causes infrastructure damage and animal deaths in Germany
- Jun 29, 2026, 07:30 AM UTCEurope's heatwave continues with excess deaths in France and new German temperature record
- Jun 29, 2026, 07:00 AM UTCEuropean heatwave causes excess deaths and new temperature records
- Jun 28, 2026, 07:00 PM UTCEurope's heatwave continues, setting new temperature records in Germany and Poland, and excess deaths in France
- Jun 28, 2026, 02:00 PM UTCFrance records excess deaths amid extreme heatwave