Europe hit by forest fires and tourists stretchered away as temperatures soar to 45C in heatwave - but worst yet to come
Several people have died in Italy, while tourists in Athens were forced to withstand the temporary closure of the Acropolis as a tourist was stretchered away.
Temperatures in some countries could reach a record 49C as the high-pressure system affecting the continent spreads from the south to northern Europe."Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing a major heat wave, with temperatures expected to climb to 48 degrees Celsius on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia - potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe," the European Space Agency has warned.
Meanwhile, two brothers, aged six and seven, are understood to have died after jumping in a reservoir in Manfredonia in southern Italy, to cool down.
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