måndag 29 juni 2026
Extreme Weather in Europe
Warnings in Eastern Europe as extreme heat continues
After breaking temperature records in Germany and the Czech Republic, among others, the heat wave that has hit Central Europe will move eastward in the coming days, reports Bloomberg. Red warnings for extreme heat have therefore been issued in Slovakia, Romania and Serbia, among others.
However, large parts of Eastern Europe have already been plagued by the heat for several days. Already this weekend, Hungary's only nuclear power plant was forced to reduce capacity, because the water from the Danube River - which is used to cool the reactors - was too hot.
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is the head of the World Health Organization WHO, the heat wave has caused over 1,300 deaths in Europe since June 21.
Several European Countries Set Heat Records in Extreme Heat
On Sunday, the highest temperatures ever recorded were recorded in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, reports the BBC.
In Germany, it was the third day in a row that the heat record was broken – this time with 41.7 degrees. In the Czech Republic, the thermometer showed 41.1 degrees and in Poland 40.5.
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), the heat has caused over 1,300 deaths in Europe since June 21.
“Heat stress is often called ‘the silent death’ – and European homes, workplaces and schools are not built to cope with these temperatures,” Adhanom Ghebreyesus writes on X.
15-year-old shot dead in West Bank
Israeli forces have shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank.
The boy was killed during an Israeli raid on al-Bireh, just north of Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority's health ministry said.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the boy was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
The Israeli military has not commented on the incident.
Violence and tensions in the West Bank have increased during Israel's war in Gaza, which began after the Hamas attack in October 2023. At least 1,085 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli settlers or forces since then, according to figures from the AFP news agency.
In central Gaza, at least three people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Monday, which Israel said was targeting "jihadists".
In total, more than 73,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, according to authorities in the Gaza Strip.
At least five dead in shooting in Germany
Five people have been killed in a shooting in the city of Stade in northern Germany, Lüneburg police announced on X.
Several others have been injured.
Five people have been killed in the shooting in the central parts of the city, a police spokesman said, reports Bild.
– Shots were fired near a hostel in the city center, a police spokesman told the German news agency DPA.
Two suspected perpetrators have reportedly been arrested, including the suspected shooter. The motive is not clear.
The police station is located near the crime scene, according to Bild. Police are urging the public to avoid the area.
The community of Stade in the German state of Lower Saxony has a population of about 48,000 and is located a few kilometers west of Hamburg.
According to police, there is no further threat to the public.
Germany has some of Europe's strictest gun laws, requiring everyone under the age of 25 to undergo a psychiatric examination before applying for a gun license, writes AFP. Mass shootings are relatively rare.
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