Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:22am on 01 Jul 2025,Tuesday Weather & Environment
A severe heatwave continues to grip Europe, placing France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Germany under extreme heat alerts. Paris is now under red alert, its highest warning level, prompting authorities to close the top of the Eiffel Tower. In Italy, 2 heat-related deaths have been reported, while wildfires in western Turkey forced 50,000 evacuations. Parts of Spain and Portugal hit record June highs of 46°C. Meanwhile, southeast England could see temperatures soar to 35°C, though other regions remain more changeable. Cities across Europe are enacting emergency cooling measures as spectators at events like Wimbledon battle the intense sun. (PC: BBC)
