Europe Faces Extreme Heatwave with Red Alerts Issued

Paris. 'Red Alert' has been issued in various countries in Western and Central Europe including France and Spain due to extreme heat. The lives of the people have been affected as temperatures are forecast to rise further in the coming days and exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

Meteo-France, the weather forecasting agency, has stated that a severe weather warning has been issued in more than half of France's regions. On Monday, the temperature in Bordeaux reached 42 degrees Celsius, and hundreds of schools have been ordered to close due to extreme heat.