A woman shades her head with a fan in front of Jeronimos Monastery in Belem, during a heatwave in Lisbon on May 27. /Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP
Over the past week, national temperature records fell in at least ten European countries. And the continent's heatwave shows no signs of abating, with red warnings for extreme heat issued across Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The recent heatwave was the most severe ever recorded in Europe, and would have been "virtually impossible" in June without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.
Here's the latest from across the continent:
A woman cools off in a pool as Spain experiences a heatwave, in Madrid on June 2. /Oscar Del Pozo/AFP
Spain
A total of 1,029 excess deaths were recorded in June directly attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as the five-day heatwave saw temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), making it the second-hottest month of June on record.
Between June 1 and 30, 165 maximum temperature records — 145 of them monthly and 20 all-time — and 225 highest minimum temperature records — 180 monthly and 45 all-time — were broken at local measuring stations, weather agency AEMET said.
France
At least 300 excess deaths were recorded during unusually early heatwaves in May that triggered amber alerts in 17 departments, French Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry said the toll was a preliminary estimate based on unconsolidated all-cause mortality data and mostly comprised people aged 75 and over.
Germany
The country recorded its highest temperature for a third consecutive day on Sunday. Preliminary data from the DWD weather service showing 41.7C in Coschen, Brandenburg.
France's Health Minister Stephanie Rist walks amid camp bed as she visits an emergency shelter during the heatwave in Paris. /Ludovic Marin/AFP
Portugal
Parts of Portugal have been placed on red alert due to high temperatures forecast for the coming days, after being relatively spared from the recent heatwave in Europe.
The country's IPMA weather agency said the Lisbon and Setubal regions on the coast will be on red alert for high temperatures on Thursday.
That will be extended on Friday to the Leiria and Coimbra areas further north, where temperatures could hit 44C in places.
Croatia
The weather service issued a red alert on Monday for regions including the capital, Zagreb, along with the cities of Split and Dubrovnik.
Poland
Two cyclists, aged 30 and 71, died from apparent heat-related conditions while taking part in a Poland Bike Marathon event near Warsaw.
Central and eastern Europe's vulnerability to the heatwave is exacerbated by the prevalence of prefabricated concrete panel blocks that trap heat and have no ventilation during summer.
UK
The highest ever June temperature of 37.7°C was recorded at Lingwood, Strumpshaw Hill in Norfolk, breaking the record by more than two degrees.
Weather forecasters think another heatwave could be imminent. Met Office deputy chief forecaster Tony Wisson told the BBC: "Although a return to heatwave conditions is looking increasingly likely for some areas, the likelihood of such extreme high temperatures or high levels of humidity as last week is currently low."