{"id":2190,"date":"2026-06-27T07:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:05:41","slug":"germany-hit-by-record-temperatures-as-heatwave-moves-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2190","title":{"rendered":"Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>BERLIN &#8211; Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was expected to move east after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2188\">Small aircraft crashes into Beijing\u2019s tallest building, eyewitnesses say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany have all experienced record heat in June, and the weather system could test more records as it rolls across Germany towards Poland.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a new German record of 41.3 C was reached near the city of Saarbruecken close to the French border, a spokesperson for Germany&#8217;s National Meteorological Service said, noting the reading was still preliminary.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In France, dozens of people both young and old have died during the heatwave. 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