Europe swelters as heatwave affects more than 100 million people from Spain to Germany

Cover image: Scientists blame human-driven climate change for the high temperatures. © Sabrina Blanchard, Sylvie Husson, AFP

At least 101 million Europeans experienced temperatures above 35C on Thursday, as Spanish and French authorities began to tally the deaths linked to the heatwave.

At least 101 million Europeans sweltered in temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heatwave.