Budapest ... Up to 500 people have died in the past week from a heatwave in Hungary, a top health official has said.
High temperatures across south-east Europe have been blamed for dozens of other deaths, mostly in Romania.
Heatwave fuels Greek forest fires
Dozens of forest fires have broken out across Greece, killing two men who were helping fight the fires ... The heatwave, one of the worst in Greek history, has also been blamed for the deaths of at least nine other people.
Temperatures have now dropped to below 40C after a nine-day period in which the mercury hit 46C in some areas.
Temperatures in Bucharest peaked at 45C on Tuesday. About 30 people are thought to have died so far as a result of the heat.
Two men in Turkey also died of heat-related heart attacks, while three elderly people died in Cyprus.
Fears as floods loom in new areas
Fresh floods have hit Oxford while residents further along the River Thames have been warned that water levels are likely to peak later. Homes were evacuated in Oxford overnight while places including Reading, Henley and Caversham are braced for similar flooding.
About 350,000 people in Gloucestershire without tap water are getting supplies, but could be cut off for up to 14 days.
Hungary heatwave kills hundreds
Budapest ... Up to 500 people have died in the past week from a heatwave in Hungary, a top health official has said.
High temperatures across south-east Europe have been blamed for dozens of other deaths, mostly in Romania.
Heatwave fuels Greek forest fires
Dozens of forest fires have broken out across Greece, killing two men who were helping fight the fires ... The heatwave, one of the worst in Greek history, has also been blamed for the deaths of at least nine other people.
Temperatures have now dropped to below 40C after a nine-day period in which the mercury hit 46C in some areas.
Temperatures in Bucharest peaked at 45C on Tuesday. About 30 people are thought to have died so far as a result of the heat.
Two men in Turkey also died of heat-related heart attacks, while three elderly people died in Cyprus.
Fears as floods loom in new areas
Fresh floods have hit Oxford while residents further along the River Thames have been warned that water levels are likely to peak later. Homes were evacuated in Oxford overnight while places including Reading, Henley and Caversham are braced for similar flooding.
About 350,000 people in Gloucestershire without tap water are getting supplies, but could be cut off for up to 14 days.
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