Temperatures also forecast to rise in the Netherlands and Belgium as wildfires continue to rage in southern parts of the continent
, a host of towns and cities recorded their highest-ever temperatures on Monday, the national weather office said.
Firefighters in France’s south-west are still struggling in the crushing heat to contain two massive fires that have caused widespread destruction. A total of 8,000 people were being evacuated from near the dune Monday as a precaution, as changing winds blew thick smoke into residential areas, officials said.
The European heatwave is the second to engulf parts of the south-west of the continent in recent weeks. European Commission researchers meanwhile said nearly half of EU territory was exposed to warning-level drought.Ireland saw temperatures of 33C in Dublin – the highest since 1887 – while in the Netherlands, temperatures reached 35.4C in the southern city of Westdorpe. While that was not a record, higher temperatures are expected there on Tuesday.
Authorities have reported around 20 wildfires still raging from the south to Galicia in the far northwest, where blazes have destroyed around 4,500 hectares of land.
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