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

More than 1,300 deaths linked to Europe heatwave, WHO says

Some 85 per cent of the deaths involved people aged 65 and above, with the sharpest increases in areas under red warnings of extreme heat

By Stuti Mishra

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

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Wildfire Threat Surges as Killer Heatwave Rolls East Into the Balkans

The heatwave that scorched western Europe is now barrelling eastward into the Balkans, and Greece is set to feel its first blast of rising heat on Monday — even as forecasters warned that ferocious winds, not temperature alone, pose the gravest wildfire danger. State broadcaster ERT meteorologist Anastasia Tyraskii said northern and western Greece would feel the surge late Monday, as a broad thermal ridge pushes the mercury to 37-38°C. National forecasting service Meteo.gr predicts western ma...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA

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.

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/

By Punch Newspapers

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