A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark

Western Europe is baking under a heat dome, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in many areas.

LONDON (AP) — Much of western Europe has been baking under a “heat dome” this week, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in many places.

In France, dozens of people including both young and old have died during the heatwave