BELGIUM – This country, Germany, and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures, in a heatwave searing Western Europe.
The Belgian town of Kleine Brogel hit 39.9°C (102°F), the hottest since 1833.
The southern Dutch city of Eindhoven beat the 75-year-old national record with a new high of 39.3°C.
Germany’s weather service said a new record of 40.5°C – just 0.2°C higher – had been set in Geilenkirchen, near the Belgian and Dutch borders.
French reports suggested five deaths might have been linked to heatwave.(BBC)
