Record-breaking heat has swept across Europe in recent days, pushing temperatures well beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some areas and fueling regional wildfires.
In France, temperature records were obliterated in Angoulême, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion and Saint-Girons on Monday afternoon, according to an update from weather forecaster Meteo France.
“Often remarkable, even unprecedented maximum temperatures, often 12 degrees above normal levels, were reached this Monday,” Meteo France said Tuesday in a press release, according to a CNBC translation.
The forecaster said that a heatwave in the southwest was seen spreading to the center-east and northeast of the country through Tuesday and Wednesday.
In Croatia, temperatures climbed to 39.5 degrees Celsius in the Adriatic coastal city of Sibenik and 38.9 degrees Celsius in the popular tourist destination of Dubrovnik earlier in the week.
