The heatwave in Europe continued, and the temperature in the UK reached a new high. The local Meteorological Office recorded a record-breaking high temperature of 40.3 degrees (Celsius, the same below) in Lincolnshire on Tuesday (19th).
Under the extreme heat, at least 10 fires broke out in London, and 400 firefighters were dispatched to fight them. Among them, in the village of Wennington, an eastern suburb of London, the fire destroyed farmland and houses, and more than 100 firefighters went to fight the fire. In addition, the power company also received reports of a large number of power outages. The London Fire Service has declared a state of major incident, calling on residents not to barbecue to avoid increasing the risk of fire. Separately, police found the body of a 14-year-old boy who went missing while playing in the water on Monday in the River Thames on Tuesday afternoon.
The high temperature also caused the deformation of the rails, which greatly affected the traffic. The subways and trains had to slow down and reduce the frequency. Network Rail has suspended trains heading north from London. Transport Secretary Charles Sharps said that many of the UK’s infrastructure was built in the Victorian era and could not withstand such high temperatures.