Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches Germany
Germany is forecast to bake under temperatures of 35 deg C to 41 deg C on June 26 and June 27. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches GermanySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPeople stand near over water hoses spilling water to provide relief from the summer heat in Cologne, western Germany, on June 25. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jun 26, 2026, 10:37 AMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 10:38 AMSet as preferred sourceListenBERLIN - A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on June 25, with several open-air events cancelled and temperatures expected to top 40 deg C through the weekend.Large parts of the country are already under “severe to extreme heat stress”, the German Weather Service (DWD) said.In the south-western town of Kirrlach temperatures reached 39.0 deg C on June 25, according to provisional data from the DWD, just shy of the all-time June…
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