Forest fire near Belin-Belle, France, 11 August 2022MOSCOW, 12 Aug. Europe has «come apocalypse» due to record-breaking heat and fires burning entire forests. The Daily Mail writes about this. The natural disaster in France has reached such proportions that the authorities had to call in reinforcements from all over the European Union. Hundreds of rescuers from Germany, Poland, Romania and Italy are heading to the Gironde department near Bordeaux to help put out a fire that has forced thousands to flee their homes. » />Electricity prices in Europe hit records, media reportedAccording to the European Wildfire Information System, more than 60,000 hectares burned in France this year, six times more than the 2006-2021 average. The authorities of the republic said that the temperature in the Gironde will reach 40 degrees Celsius and remain high until Saturday. In Switzerland, a pass that has been covered with ice for two thousand years has thawed due to the heat. Along the Oder River, volunteers clean up dead fish washed ashore in Poland and Germany. People living near the river were warned not to swim in it. The water level in the Rhine dropped so much that it disrupted transport links and prevented the supply of gasoline and coal. Italy is also experiencing its worst drought in seven decades. The shoaled Po River has already caused damage to local farmers who used it to irrigate their fields. Natural disasters have engulfed almost all of Europe, the article notes.
