Switzerland recorded its hottest June temperature ever on Thursday when thermometers in the northern city of Basel reached 38C, surpassing a national June record that had stood since 1947, as an intense heatwave continued to grip large parts of Western Europe.

On Wednesday, the River Aare in Bern set a new June record, reaching its highest temperature ever recorded for the month.

Caldo record in Svizzera a giugno: temperature storiche mai viste dal 1947 minacciano i primati. Scopri dove si superano i record e come proteggerti dal caldo estremo.