By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews
Published on
09/07/2026 - 14:20 GMT+2
On Tuesday, the weather service WetterOnline was already reporting air in southern Germany that feels as if it has come from a hairdryer, with temperatures between 30 and 35 degrees. And while further south in Europe, for example in France, forest fires are already raging, the risk of wildfires is also increasing in southern Germany due to the dry gusty winds. Because it has not rained properly in many places for a long time and the brief thunderstorms have brought little relief, many forests and fields have dried out.
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