Europe suffocates under extreme heat

In Bristol (Great Britain), Sunday July 17, all means are good to beat the heat. 41°C in the shade are announced on Monday, unheard of in England, for many. In the United Kingdom, the red alert for extreme heat has been triggered for the first time in its history. The infrastructures are not adapted to the heat wave, and the authorities fear for the elderly. “Not only on emergencies, but also on the whole health system“, explains Jen Lockwood, emergency doctor.

Further south, Spain is suffocating. 46°C were recorded in Madrid, after a week of difficult heat waves, especially for tourist guides. “From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., I have no customers“, assures one of them. The month of July is the hottest since the beginning of the century in the country.