Parts of eastern and southeastern Europe suffer as temperatures rise to above 40 Celsius

Romania, Ukraine and North Macedonia have all seen exceptionally high temperatures, with emergency services inundated across the region.

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00:00Romania is suffering in the heat once again as temperatures reach over 40 degrees Celsius

00:07in the shade. The emergency services have been inundated with people affected while

00:12freight trucks are being pulled over for safety and trains are running at reduced speed. The

00:17heat wave is also straining the nation's energy system with production not able to

00:20keep up with consumption. That means that power blackouts are increasingly frequent.

00:26In Ukraine, locals are also suffering. While doctors often recommend staying indoors during

00:31extreme heat, this advice is impractical in Ukraine. Russian missile attacks have destroyed

00:36much of the country's electricity generation capacity, preventing the use of air conditioners.

00:40In North Macedonia, efforts to put out wildfires on Serta mountain in the Megatino region are

00:58continuing. Helicopters and firefighting aircraft are being deployed in the extinguishing operations.

01:04At the worst point, the country's crisis management centre said that seven wildfires were active

01:08across the country.