Record temperatures have been measured across Europe during the ongoing heatwave. The World Health Organization reports over 1,300 excess deaths since June 21.
Saturday was the warmest day so far this year in Sweden. In Osby in Skåne, 36.8 degrees were measured, breaking the previous record from 1947. Malmö recorded 35.1 degrees at the same time, the highest temperature since measurements began in 1917.
Across the rest of Europe, temperatures above 40 degrees have been recorded in several places. Czechia broke records two days in a row with 41.1 degrees in Doksany. Poland reached 40.5 degrees in Slubice and Germany had a nighttime temperature of 29.4 degrees in Kubschütz.
The heatwave is now moving eastward. Red warnings have been issued for large parts of Poland, Hungary, Croatia and other countries. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X that hundreds have died and that European homes and schools are not built for such temperatures.
French authorities reported 1,000 excess deaths since June 24, mainly among people over 65 living alone.
