Een extreme hittegolf houdt Europa al weken in zijn greep. In heel wat landen zijn temperatuurrecords opgetekend. Frankrijk lijkt extra zwaar getroffen, met al zeker 1.000 extra doden door de warmte. In de Middellandse Zee is sprake van een hittegolf onder water. Lees er meer over in onze liveblog.
Portugal is bracing itself for an exceptionally long heat wave of up to 44 degrees, France is also preparing for a new heat wave this weekend
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Sun 03:57 - HLN (BE)
Lionel Messi has another record richer: the Argentinian scores a beautiful free kick as a substitute and has now scored 7 World Cup matches in a row
Mon 06:57 - HLN (BE)
Deadly heat wave: already more than 1,300 additional deaths in Europe, says WHO
Mon 13:48 - HLN (BE)
Road surface at more than 150 locations in Flanders damaged by heat wave
Tue 04:00 - HLN (BE)
First observation after the heat wave: noticeably more people die at home
Tue 13:38 - HLN (BE)
Even more extreme: Portugal is bracing for a new and exceptionally long heat wave with temperatures up to 44 degrees