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Europe’s heat wave, wildfires leave multiple dead as temperatures soar – National

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Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heat wave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant. Spanish officials said a wildfire in Catalonia had killed two … Read more

Europe’s ‘exceptional’ heat wave closes schools, prompts health alerts – National

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Italy limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires on Tuesday in a European heat wave that meteorologists said was “exceptional” for striking so early this year. Spain confirmed its hottest June on record, while temperatures passed 40 C (104°F) in some of its cities on Tuesday. Likewise, heat scaled to reach 40 … Read more