PARISIANS have been sleeping outside to take advantage of cool night air as the heatwave that has baked France shifts across Europe.
People are turning to city parks to get a good night’s sleep rather than sweltering in overheated apartments .
People bed down in Buttes-Chaumont Park as people escape their sweltering apartments Credit: Reuters
France has endured its hottest day on record but temperatures are now expected to ease Credit: Reuters
Dozens were spotted arriving at Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, in the northeast of the capital, with blankets, hammocks and inflatable mattresses.
on Wednesday, smashing another record set just the previous day.
Some departments in the west of the country saw highs of over 44C as more than half of the country’s 96 departments were placed on red alert.
The historic has forced tourist attractions to close and
People flock to beaches in Germany as temperatures climb Credit: Reuters
A woman uses a hand cooler fan during high temperatures in Berlin Credit: EPA
Temperatures have now started to ease as the moves on from some regions.
But hospitals remain under intense pressure in the face of severe heat-related emergencies.
The AP-HP authority said its emergency departments treated nearly 3,000 patients on Friday – over a third more than normal.
Temperatures this week have been higher than those during a historic 2003 heat wave that was blamed for 15,000 deaths.
Men drink water to re hydrate amid the ongoing heatwave in Berlin, Germany Credit: Reuters
A display in Berlin’s Mitte district shows a temperature of 41C Credit: Reuters
But the AP-HP’s director, Nicolas Revel, said he doesn’t expect as many fatalities this time.
As the shifts across Europe, temperatures in are expected to hit 41C.
German have deployed water cannons to cool people down.
Cops are patrolling the streets of Berlin with the riot control gear, misting locals and tourists alike.
The country’s infrastructure is being severely affected by the heat this weekend, train operator Deutsche Bahn said.
Two sections of a major road outside Berlin have already burst due to soaring temperatures.
Rail companies have advised against all non-essential travel on long-distance and regional trains across the weekend.
In the western city of Dormagen, dozens of residents of a nursing home were evacuated for medical care due to dangerous heat conditions in the building.
Participants of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Munich cool down in public fountains Credit: AFP
A family shelter under umbrellas during an Armed Forces Day event in Aldershot, Hampshire, UK Credit: PA
The local fire department reported that temperatures inside the home had reached 35C.
A resident at the home died overnight, but it was not yet clear whether the heat was the cause.
In 18 cities remain on red alert today including popular tourist hotspots Venice, Florence, Bologna and Milan.
Tourists are still trying to cool off in the capital, , seeking shade near buildings and dunking their heads under public fountains.
In the UK conditions are expected to ease across the weekend as the red heat warning drops to amber.
Friday was confirmed as the country’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 37C.
It was more than 1C hotter than the long-standing record for June heat set in the summer of 1976.
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