Forest fire in Sundern-Stemel, Sauerland +++ Forest fires are raging in southern Europe +++ Traffic restrictions in France and England +++ The news about the heat wave in Europe in star-Live blog.
Europe is struggling with the heat wave. In many countries the thermometer is climbing these days or even over 40 degrees. According to the weather service, the hottest day of the year to date is also imminent in Germany. The reason for the heat wave is a high over Central Europe, which is slowly moving eastward and is bringing increasingly hot air of subtropical origin from the southwest.
Many people – especially the elderly and small children – suffer from the extreme temperatures. The consequences range from the stampede on fans to paralyzed traffic and even forests that are on fire.