Britain and neighboring European countries are severely affected by extreme heat.

Britain's emergency services and hospital system are facing a severe crisis due to the extreme hot weather conditions prevailing across Europe. The number of patients arriving at emergency units due to complications arising from high temperatures has rapidly increased, and in some hospital premises, there is intense pressure among patients to obtain fans.

According to calculations by the UK Health Security Agency, 2,877 people have died due to the two heatwaves that occurred in May and June. Furthermore, in July alone, 2.5 million people sought emergency treatment, which is recorded as the highest value in history.

Senior citizens and individuals suffering from various ailments are severely affected by the extreme heat. Doctors point out that the lack of hospital buildings designed to withstand such high temperatures and insufficient air conditioning systems in many parts of the country has exacerbated this problem. The highest temperature recorded in the UK this summer so far is 38.1 degrees Celsius. 60 firefighters have been deployed to extinguish a wildfire that broke out in Stourbridge, and the town hall has been prepared for displaced persons. Local Councillor Andrew Tromans has stated that this destructive situation in the Norton and Stourbridge areas is merely a precursor to the severe conditions that may come in the future.

Firefighters also launched operations yesterday to control a fire that broke out in the New Forest area of Hampshire. Warnings have also been issued about a high risk of wildfires in many areas of Eastern and Southern Scotland. Due to the record dry conditions in July and the dry weather at the beginning of August, nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales have fallen into drought conditions.

This climate change has also severely affected other European countries. The temperature in Bordeaux, France, was recorded at 39 degrees Celsius, while in Nantes and Paris, it rose to 37 degrees Celsius. With the maximum temperature in Miranda de Ebro, Spain, recorded at 42.4 degrees Celsius, the fear of wildfires has re-emerged in both countries. According to data published yesterday by the European Forest Fire Information System, Spain has broken all previous records for the area of land burned during this period of the year.

The temperature in Charlwood, Surrey, UK, was recorded at 37.1 degrees Celsius, making it the second highest August maximum temperature recorded in England since 2003. In Teddington, West London, the temperature was recorded at 36.1 degrees Celsius, and according to Met Office data, it reached 36 degrees in Wick, Worcestershire, and up to 35 degrees in some parts of Wales. Authorities have taken steps to issue severe hot weather warnings for many areas, including London and the Midlands.

The Met Office states that this year is becoming the first summer to record four days with temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius or higher, a condition previously projected for 2026. Engineers have placed stones to raise the water level of the Danube River near the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary, which is currently operating at 25% of its normal capacity. The climate crisis, exacerbated by human activities, has created such extreme weather conditions during the summer, and public health officials predict that approximately 12,500 people will die due to the severe heat in Germany.