Children cool off in water fountains at Parc de Sa Riera in Palma de Mallorca on June 26 2019. Picture: AFP/JAIME REINA
“Hell is coming,” tweeted TV meteorologist Silvia Laplana from Spain, where temperatures exceeded 40°C and authorities warned of an “extreme” risk of forest fires. Concern the heatwave would further damage Alpine glaciers that feed European rivers such as the Rhine increased on Wednesday as Switzerland’s meteorological agency said the 2,501m Saentis mountain in the eastern canton of St Gallen recorded its highest daily minimum temperature of 16°C.
In the French city of Nice on the Mediterranean, overnight temperatures didn’t fall below 26°C, the highest minimum on record for the city, forecaster Meteo-France said. In Clermont-Ferrand, where tyre maker Michelin is headquartered, temperatures rose to 40.9°C, the highest since records began being kept in the city in 1923, according to the weather agency.
In Milan, where a surge in power usage hit a record on June 19, the local municipal power company A2A said it expects demand to rise further. It asked residents to use home appliances such as dishwashers in the evening and switch off lights, computers and televisions when not needed.
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