# A heatwave continues to grip Europe as the UK measured a 33.6 Celsius high in Kent, making it the hottest day of the year so far. In western Turkey, 50-thousand people have been evacuated during wildfires. Two people have died in Italy, and parts of Portugal and Spain recorded their highest ever June temperatures. In France, a red alert – the highest extreme heat warning – is in place across 16 regions, including Paris, where the top of the Eiffel Tower remains closed.
UK sees hottest day of the year and Turkey battles wildfires in European heatwave