00:01Record-breaking June temperatures are sweeping across northern and eastern Europe,
00:07leading authorities to cancel concerts and other public events over health risks.
00:12Authorities across the Netherlands are taking additional precautionary measures,
00:17such as urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel.
00:21A record high temperature in Germany was recorded provisionally at 41.3 degrees
00:27in the southwestern city of Subroquine.
00:30In Paris, temperatures have reached up to 39 degrees,
00:34leading to a public drinking ban over the weekend,
00:37while the city's Saturday Pride march has been postponed due to the heatwave.
00:43Meanwhile, nearly 800 flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been delayed on Saturday
00:48as the heatwave turns to thunderstorms.
00:51According to the Copernicus Climate Service,
00:54Europe is the fastest warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average.
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