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Germany braces for record temperatures as heatwave moves east
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- Germany reached a new record of 41.3°C Friday near the city of Saarbruecken close to the French border while dozens of people, both young and old, died in France.
- Issued on: 27/06/2026 - 09:56Modified: 27/06/2026 - 10:37
- By: FRANCE 24 A man rides his bicycle through a fountain outside the banking district in central Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 26, 2026.
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Germany reached a new record of 41.3°C Friday near the city of Saarbruecken close to the French border while dozens of people, both young and old, died in France.
Issued on: 27/06/2026 - 09:56Modified: 27/06/2026 - 10:37
By: FRANCE 24 A man rides his bicycle through a fountain outside the banking district in central Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 26, 2026. © Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was expected to move east after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius.
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