Europe swelters as early heatwave hits continent

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SHOWS: A wildfire broke out near residential areas in Turkey's southern province of Hatay on Monday (June 30), as more fires raged in the country's west. In Hatay, some 1,500 people were evacuated from three neighbourhoods and more than 60 houses were affected by the fire, Hatay Governor Mustafa Masatli said, according to Anadolu. (6206-EUROPE-WEATHER/TURKEY-WILDFIRE-HATAY)

ANTAKYA, HATAY, TURKEY (JUNE 30, 2025) (TARKAN KONUR - Must courtesy Tarkan Konur) (MUTE)

1. DRONE VIDEO OF SMOKE RISING FROM WILDFIRE BURNING NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN ANTAKYA DISTRICT OF TURKEY'S SOUTHERN HATAY PROVINCE

ANTAKYA, HATAY, TURKEY (JUNE 30, 2025) (TURKISH FORESTRY MINISTER - Access all) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT)

2. VARIOUS OF HELICOPTERS DROPPING WATER ON WILDFIRE, SEEN BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HELICOPTER

3. FIRE TRUCK DRIVING PAST FLAMES, FIREFIGHTERS

Animals at Berlin Zoo were given showers and ice treats on Monday (June 30), as temperatures in Germany's capital climbed up to 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit). (6205-EUROPE-WEATHER/ZOO)

BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

4. VARIOUS OF ZOOKEEPER SHOWERING ELEPHANTS PANG PHA AND ANCHALI WITH HOSE

5. CHILDREN WATCHING ELEPHANTS

6. (SOUNDBITE) (German) SPOKESPERSON OF BERLIN ZOO PHILINE HACHMEISTER SAYING:

"Temperatures like these are not great for humans and animals, that's true. Of course, there are animals that can cope with it without any problems, especially many antelope species. They have no problem at all if the thermometer gets up to 45 degrees (Celsius). But 37/38 degrees (Celsius) I think we can cope with that, especially if the animals have bathing facilities or showers. And sometimes the stable is simply the coolest place where the animals can retreat to."

7. VARIOUS OF OTTER EATING ICED TREAT

8. VARIOUS OF BROWN BEAR EATING ICED TREAT

9. SUN SHINING THROUGH TREES

10. RHINOCEROS RELAXING IN MUD

Residents of a Belgian retirement home cooled their feet in a dipping pool on Monday (June 30), as a heatwave hit Europe. Windows were kept shut, the garden was ruled out of bounds, and gymnastics classes were cancelled at the Ter Biest home in Grimbergen, north of Brussels, as temperatures climbed. (6230-EUROPE-WEATHER/BELGIUM-ELDERLY)

GRIMBERGEN, BELGIUM (JUNE 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

11. VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS OF RETIREMENT HOME KICKING THEIR FEET AND PASSING BALL IN PADDLING POOL

12. RESIDENT

13. RETIREMENT HOME EMPLOYEE THROWING BALLS IN PADDLE POOL

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) EMPLOYEE AT RETIREMENT HOME 'TER BIEST', SILKE VERHELPEN, SAYING:

"We notice that they (the residents) are struggling. First of all, because they cannot go outside anymore during the afternoon, because it's too hot, and many residents here enjoy going outside. As a result they feel a bit locked up here. Also, when we look at our weaker residents, we notice that they are suffering from the heat. They are moving less, sleeping more or we see that they are not feeling well. So yes, the high temperatures have mental and physical consequences."

Britons endured intense heat across parts of the country on Monday (June 30), with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius in the capital London. Temperatures were expected to peak on Tuesday at around 34 C, Britain's national meteorological service said. (6223-EUROPE-WEATHER/BRITAIN)

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

15. SHIRTLESS MAN WALKING, PEOPLE WALKING IN SWIMSUITS

16. MAN AND WOMAN EATING ICE CREAMS

17. WOMAN CARRYING DRINKS

18. PEOPLE BUYING ICE CREAM NEAR BRITISH PARLIAMENT

19. WOMAN DRINKING

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST VISITING LONDON, CHARLIE GHORST, SAYING:

"It's really hot. It's definitely a little bit challenging, I would say, in terms of just because there's not necessarily a big breeze. It's like you can handle hot weather, but when it's not breezy, that makes it, like, kind of compounded where you're like, 'woah.' And then, I don't know, you just have to hydrate really well."

21. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LYING ON GRASS IN HYDE PARK

22. VARIOUS OF HEAT WARNING POSTER IN LONDON UNDERGROUND READING (English): "Please carry water with you in hot weather"

As extreme temperatures gripped Southern Europe on Monday (June 30), an expert warned that such heatwaves are likely to become more frequent due to climate change. The current heatwave is due to a weather phenomenon called a "heat dome," said Kirsty McCabe, meteorologist at the Royal Meteorological Society. (6171-EUROPE-WEATHER/ANALYST)

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SENIOR BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST AT THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, KIRSTY MCCABE, SAYING:

"The main reason we've got really high temperatures across southern Europe at the moment is due to something called a heat dome and that's where we've got an area of high pressure that's got blocked, and with high pressure, the air is descending and when air is descending, it means that we're not going to see any clouds forming, we're not going to see any unsettled weather, but we are tending to see the air getting trapped. And when the air is sinking, it warms, which is something called adiabatic warming as well. And we end up with a situation where day on day, if the high pressure gets stuck where it is, which is what's happening, we get homegrown heating adding to that. So we've already got high temperatures because of the time of year, but the longer the high pressure stays in place, the temperatures keep rising day by day because the heat dome is almost acting like the lid in a pot, and it's trapping that hot air underneath it."

Britons went to the beach in the coastal city of Brighton on Sunday (June 29). A heat health warning issued by the UK Health Security Agency for parts of the country was expected to remain in effect until Wednesday (July 2). (6223-EUROPE-WEATHER/BRITAIN)

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (PART MUTE)

24. PEOPLE SUNBATHING, SWIMMING IN SEA AT BRIGHTON BEACH

25. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF BRIGHTON BEACH (MUTE)