Official meteorologists registered a record high temperature for Belgium on Wednesday as western Europe sweltered under a heatwave that has disrupted transport and triggered safety warnings.
David Dehenauw, chief forecaster at the Royal Meteorological Institute, said Thursday that a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius had been recorded the day before in the eastern city of Liege - the highest ever since records began in 1833.
Due to the high temperatures, the institute issued a “red alert” for almost all of Belgium - except the North Sea coast - through Friday.
In Brussels on Thursday the Royal Meteorological Institute measured 34.2 degrees at noon (10:00 GMT), where Wednesday’s 35.7 degrees looked set to be exceeded in the afternoon.
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