Paris mortuaries overwhelmed as Europe’s record heat drives up death toll

Every few minutes, the mortuary owner’s phone rings. Since a record-smashing heatwave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: do you have room for one more? With all 32 places in his cold room taken, Zouhaeir Hertelli reluctantly has to gently say “Non”, over and over and over again. “We’re facing a really catastrophic situation,” he said. “I’m getting hundreds of calls.” As t...

By Associated Press

Temperature records tumble as heatwave moves east

Europe's deadly heatwave pushed east Sunday with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent and heat records broken in numerous countries, including Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

By FRANCE24

Will there be another UK heatwave this week with temperatures set to rise again?

Temperatures could reach highs of 27C by Thursday

By Harriette Boucher

Today’s Wordle #1836 Hints And Answer For Monday, June 29 - Forbes

Today’s Wordle #1836 Hints And Answer For Monday, June 29  Forbes

Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress

France sees 1,000 excess deaths as Europe’s record heatwave turns deadlier

Air conditioning is controversial in Europe. Culture & political wars, architecture, norms and costs are behind it

As a heat wave bakes the continent, decades of architecture, the approach to discomfort and norms that kept ACs out of homes are starting to give way

Europe’s heatwave ravages crops and livestock in fresh food supply warning

By Ciaran Moran,Nayla Razzouk, Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Eleanor Thornber and Agnieszka de Sousa

Lee's approval rating falls for sixth straight week: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell for a sixth consecutive week to 46.5 percent, remaining below the 50 percent mark for the second straight week, according to a Realmeter poll released Monday. The survey, conducted by Realmeter from June 22-26 among 2,502 eligible voters aged 18 and older, put Lee's job approval rating at 46.5 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous week. Negative assessments of his performance also edged down 0.2 percentage points to 49.5 percent, whi

By The Korea Herald

Cooler weather expected this week, with the highest temperatures set for the weekend

After several days of record-breaking heat in Ireland, this week’s weather will be cooler with sunny spells and highest temperatures in the low twenties.

As Europe heats up, Italy's ancient trulli offer a cool refuge

Once relics of a bygone way of life, the iconic dry-stone dwellings with conical roofs dotted across Puglia are in increasing demand as cool havens in Italy's sweltering south...

Today's Gallery (2026.06.29) - The Daily Star

Today's Gallery (2026.06.29)  The Daily Star

No power outages expected on Monday

No electricity consumption restrictions are planned in Ukraine on Monday, June 29.

Europe heatwave leaves over 1,300 dead as temperatures break records

A devastating Europe heatwave has claimed over 1,300 lives, breaking temperature records across the continent. Learn about the impact and warnings. Read More: https://punchng.com/europe-heatwave-leaves-over-1300-dead-as-temperatures-break-records/

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Why Europe is sweltering: The most extreme summer of the century brings deadly heat — What it means for Greece

Arctic ice melt is fueling heatwaves across Northern Europe – Cleaner air is contributing to warming – Temperatures up to 16°C above normal The post Why Europe is sweltering: The most extreme summer of the century brings deadly heat — What it means for Greece appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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WHO: Europe heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths

More than 1,300 excess deaths have been linked to the record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Europe, the World Health Organization said, as temperatures climbed above 40°C in several countries and health authorities warned of mounting pressure on hospitals and emergency services. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the deaths had been recorded since 21 June and described heat stress as a "silent killer" that poses a growing threat across the continent.

Europe’s heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7 °C

Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

By Abubakar Ibrahim