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Temperatures flirt Wednesday, July 24 with 40 ° C over much of France, and they should still climb Thursday. This hot episode does not spare other European countries. Quick overview.
• Spain
The temperatures reach these days the 42 ° C in the shade in the center of Spain, especially in Zaragoza. The working hours adapt to the season. In summer, the majority of companies adopt the day continues. The afternoons that are too hot have therefore passed out of the workplace.
Since mid-June, a large majority of Spaniards have taken the summer rhythm at work. Whether they belong to the public sector or are employed in the private sector, there are thousands to benefit from the continuous day applied between June and September, explains our correspondent, Diane Cambon .
• Italy
Italy has placed for Thursday a dozen cities, including Rome, in red bulletin. This is a threat to the health of healthy people, and not just groups at risk. Five cities are already at level 3 (red bulletin) this Wednesday: Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin.
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• United Kingdom
It is mostly our neighbors to the east and north who are suffering from the heat wave. Britain could beat Thursday its all-time record of 38.5 ° C. In any case, the record of July (36.7 ° C), will probably fall.
While the smallest body of water, such as the basins of Hyde Park in London, has already been stormed, police said Wednesday they are looking for three missing people after bathing in the Thames. Network Rail, a national rail company, has announced speed limits to ensure passenger safety.
• Belgium
Belgium has triggered until Friday, and for the first time ever, its "red code" heat wave, with temperatures that will be close to 40 ° in the north-east of the country. Absolute records are also at stake. Météo Belgique expects, for example, 38 ° C in Serein, in the north-east of the country.
In Brussels, the city has decided to interrupt the work of its agents working outdoors (roads, cleanliness, parking meters) at 1pm for Thursday and Friday.
• Luxembourg, Netherlands
The rest of Benelux, unaccustomed to hot weather, is not spared. Same temperatures and even red alert expected in Luxembourg, while in the Netherlands, the absolute record of 38.6 ° C dating from 1944 could also be exceeded. The Netherlands is on orange alert, apart from the northernmost islands.
On Marktplaats, a Dutch classifieds website, internet users are snapping up umbrellas, fans, air conditioners and swimming pools, reports Agence France-Presse. The word "air conditioner" has been returned more than 100,000 times in recent days in the search engine of the site. In the province of Gelderland, in the center-east, several day-care centers are closed until Friday for less than two years.
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• Germany
Historical records are also announced for northeastern Germany. Mercury could reach 41 ° C in the Cologne area in the next few days. The Saarland should break the all-time record of 40.3 ° C, dating from 2015, according to the German weather agency DWD.
• Swiss
Finally, in Switzerland, the weather service warns in particular against a significant thaw in high mountains. Half of the country is on orange alert heat wave. This Wednesday, with peaks expected at 38 °, it would climb to 4,800 meters to fall to 0 °. 200 meters higher than the highest point of the country.