Deadly ‘Omega’ heat wave cooking Europe expected to shatter more records
The record-breaking heat caused the deaths of dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out electricity and wiped out poultry farms and continues to worsen.
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World News Deadly ‘Omega’ heat wave cooking Europe expected to shatter more records By Reuters Published June 24, 2026, 11:24 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google PARIS/LONDON/ROME — Western Europe was in the grip of a heat wave on Wednesday that shattered records, caused the deaths of dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out electricity and wiped out poultry farms. In France, which on Tuesday recorded its hottest day since records began nearly 80 years ago, authorities sought to restore electricity to thousands of homes hit by power cuts in the northwestern region of Brittany. The recorded temperature peaked at 111.7 degrees Fahrenheit (44.3 degrees Celsius) in the southwestern town of Pissos.
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