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Germany Swelters as European Heat Wave Moves Eastwards
- On July 2 and 3, 2025, Germany and surrounding countries experienced a severe heatwave, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius, leading to disruptions in transportation and daily activities.
- The heatwave, spreading eastwards from western Europe, combined with an extended period of hot, dry weather, stressed aged and overloaded infrastructure.
- Deutsche Bahn and regional operators warned of major disruptions, especially in western Germany, with some train lines operating on a limited basis and motorways buckling.
- Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz highlighted that the network's aging infrastructure is frequently interrupted and operates beyond capacity on numerous lines, contributing to a drop in punctuality below 64%.
- The heatwave led to the evacuation of approximately 20,000 people from affected regions, prompted advisories for at-risk populations, and highlighted climate experts’ remarks that adapting to such extreme heat is becoming increasingly necessary.
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Berlin, Germany. After hitting Spain, Portugal and France with extreme temperatures, the early heat wave that overwhelms millions of Europeans moved this Wednesday to the east of the continent, little used to hot peaks.In Germany, the most populous EU country, one could even reach 40 °C in some locality, as in Mannheim, in the south-west, according to the national meteorological service.In Berlin, where a maximum of 37 °C was expected, most of t…
ARD and ZDF react to the record heat with special broadcasts – and show how the glow heat changes people's everyday lives in Germany.
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