# France and Europe is in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave causing French authorities to issue a record number of heat alerts across the country. The BBC reports some 84 of 96 of France’s mainland regions are currently under an orange alert – the country’s second highest. France’s Climate Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher has called it an “unprecedented” situation. Heat warnings are also in place for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the UK and Balkan countries including Croatia. Both Spain and Portugal had their hottest June days on record at the weekend.
Record number of heat alerts issued in France and Europe