Warm Weather Continues Across Ireland, As Life Threatening Heatwave Crosses Europe

Friday, 28 June 2019 08:25

By Gareth Farrell

With the warm weather set to continue, the ESB is reminding people not to swim in reservoirs during the warm weather, due to a risk of uneven ground and deep waters.

These include Poulaphoca in Wicklow and Leixlip in Kildare.

Meanwhille France has been put under its highest-level danger alert as a heatwave brings life-threatening conditions.

Forecasters predict temperatures of up to 45 Celsius in some parts.

Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have all recorded their highest-ever June temperatures, and in Spain firefighters are battling Catalonia's worst wildfires in 20 years.

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