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"Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than
40C on Sunday as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe
spread east.
More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C, with
extreme heat warnings across the region.
Germany recorded a new all-time high of 41.7C, in Coschen, near the Polish
border in eastern Brandenburg, according to preliminary data from the national
weather service. This broke the previous record of 41.5C set a day earlier in
Drewitz.
In Gohrischheide, in eastern Germany, a fire broke out in a forest contaminated
with ammunition from the second world war, complicating firefighters’ efforts.
A major firefighting operation was also paused at a former munitions disposal
site near the village of Traisen in south-west Germany.
Firefighters had to briefly pause after explosions were triggered and a bomb
disposal unit was brought in, the German news agency
DPA reported.
About 650 people in Traisen had to leave their homes on Sunday because the fire
continued to spread.
In Berlin, police sprayed water cannon into the air to help residents and
tourists cool off. The German rail operator Deutsche Bahn advised against all
nonessential travel.
Poland surpassed its all-time heat record with temperatures reaching 40.5C in
Słubice, on the Polish-German border, breaking a 105-year record of 40.2C, set
in 1921.
The Polish government’s security agency sent out text messages urging people to
“avoid the sun and strenuous activity”, drink water and wear hats throughout
the weekend. Multiple cities set up water curtains to help residents keep cool
in the heat."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
